Mauritania vs Portugal: Time required to start a business

Mauritania
6 days
in 2019
Portugal
6.5 days
in 2019
Mauritania rank
150th
Portugal rank
147th

Time required to start a business over time

  • Mauritania
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 6.5 days against 6 days in Mauritania, a difference of 0.5 days.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Mauritania's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 147th of 188 countries.

Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Portugal Difference Ahead
2000s 59.43 days 33.57 days 25.86 days Mauritania
2010s 11.8 days 6.45 days 5.35 days Mauritania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Mauritania or Portugal?
Portugal, at 6.5 days against 6 days in Mauritania as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Mauritania and Portugal?
0.5 days, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Portugal?
17 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Portugal rank globally for time required to start a business?
Mauritania ranks 150th and Portugal ranks 147th 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.