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
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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

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.