Maldives vs Spain: Time required to start a business

Maldives

12 days

in 2019

Spain

12.5 days

in 2019

Maldives rank

92nd

Spain rank

89th

Time required to start a business over time

Spain currently reports 12.5 days against 12 days in Maldives, a difference of 0.5 days.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Maldives ranks 92nd and Spain ranks 89th 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.