Azerbaijan vs United Arab Emirates: Time required to start a business

Azerbaijan
3.5 days
in 2019
United Arab Emirates
3.8 days
in 2019
Azerbaijan rank
176th
United Arab Emirates rank
175th

Time required to start a business over time

  • Azerbaijan
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 3.8 days against 3.5 days in Azerbaijan, a difference of 0.3 days.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Azerbaijan ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 176th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 188 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Azerbaijan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 63.71 days 18.44 days 45.27 days Azerbaijan
2010s 5.4 days 8.6 days 3.2 days United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Azerbaijan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 3.8 days against 3.5 days in Azerbaijan as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?
0.3 days, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Azerbaijan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for time required to start a business?
Azerbaijan ranks 176th and United Arab Emirates ranks 175th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Time required to start a business. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Time required to start a business
Unit
days
Source
Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.