Cote d'Ivoire vs Uruguay: Time required to start a business

Cote d'Ivoire
6 days
in 2019
Uruguay
6.5 days
in 2019
Cote d'Ivoire rank
150th
Uruguay rank
147th

Time required to start a business over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 6.5 days against 6 days in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.5 days.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th of 188 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 47.43 days 46.86 days 0.5714 days Cote d'Ivoire
2010s 15.3 days 12.25 days 3.05 days Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Cote d'Ivoire or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 6.5 days against 6 days in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Cote d'Ivoire and Uruguay?
0.5 days, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Uruguay?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Uruguay rank globally for time required to start a business?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 150th and Uruguay ranks 147th 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.