Guinea-Bissau vs Qatar: Time required to start a business

Guinea-Bissau
8.5 days
in 2019
Qatar
8.7 days
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
124th
Qatar rank
122nd

Time required to start a business over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Qatar
0100200300200520122019

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 8.7 days against 8.5 days in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2 days.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Qatar ranks 122nd of 188 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Qatar Difference Ahead
2000s 245.17 days 8.2 days 236.97 days Guinea-Bissau
2010s 29.3 days 9.6 days 19.7 days Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Guinea-Bissau or Qatar?
Qatar, at 8.7 days against 8.5 days in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Guinea-Bissau and Qatar?
0.2 days, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Qatar?
13 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2019.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Qatar rank globally for time required to start a business?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Qatar ranks 122nd 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
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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.