Hungary vs Nigeria: Time required to start a business

Hungary

7 days

in 2019

Nigeria

7.2 days

in 2019

Hungary rank

140th

Nigeria rank

139th

Time required to start a business over time

Nigeria currently reports 7.2 days against 7 days in Hungary, a difference of 0.2 days.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Hungary ranks 140th and Nigeria ranks 139th of 188 countries.

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: 07 August 2026

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.