Nigeria vs Sweden: Time required to start a business
Nigeria
7.2 days
in 2019
Sweden
7.5 days
in 2019
Nigeria rank
139th
Sweden rank
138th
Time required to start a business over time
- Nigeria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 7.5 days against 7.2 days in Nigeria, a difference of 0.3 days.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 138th of 188 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Nigeria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 7.5 days against 7.2 days in Nigeria as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Nigeria and Sweden?
- 0.3 days, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sweden?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2019.
- How do Nigeria and Sweden rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Nigeria ranks 139th and Sweden ranks 138th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) β 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
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.