Guinea-Bissau vs Zambia: Time required to start a business
Guinea-Bissau
8.5 days
in 2019
Zambia
8.5 days
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
124th
Zambia rank
124th
Time required to start a business over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Zambia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 8.5 days against 8.5 days in Zambia, a difference of 0 days.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 124th 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 | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 251.1 days | 28.8 days | 222.3 days | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 29.3 days | 11.6 days | 17.7 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 Zambia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 8.5 days against 8.5 days in Zambia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 0 days, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Zambia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Zambia rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 124th and Zambia ranks 124th 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.