Equatorial Guinea vs Sudan: Time required to start a business
Equatorial Guinea
33 days
in 2019
Sudan
34.5 days
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
29th
Sudan rank
28th
Time required to start a business over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 34.5 days against 33 days in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 1.5 days.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Sudan ranks 28th of 188 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 155 days | 38.1 days | 116.9 days | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 115.3 days | 36.1 days | 79.2 days | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Equatorial Guinea or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 34.5 days against 33 days in Equatorial Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 1.5 days, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sudan rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 29th and Sudan ranks 28th 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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.