Nicaragua vs East Timor: Time required to start a business

Nicaragua
14 days
in 2019
East Timor
13 days
in 2019
Nicaragua rank
80th
East Timor rank
83rd

Time required to start a business over time

  • Nicaragua
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 14 days against 13 days in East Timor, a difference of 1 days.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was East Timor ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 80th and East Timor ranks 83rd of 188 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 39.5 days 162.17 days 122.67 days East Timor
2010s 23.8 days 47.4 days 23.6 days East Timor

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher time required to start a business, Nicaragua or East Timor?
Nicaragua, at 14 days against 13 days in East Timor as of 2019.
What is the difference in time required to start a business between Nicaragua and East Timor?
1 days, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and East Timor?
16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
How do Nicaragua and East Timor rank globally for time required to start a business?
Nicaragua ranks 80th and East Timor ranks 83rd 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.