Papua New Guinea vs Palestine: Time required to start a business
Papua New Guinea
41 days
in 2019
Palestine
43.5 days
in 2019
Papua New Guinea rank
18th
Palestine rank
16th
Time required to start a business over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 43.5 days against 41 days in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.5 days.
That makes Palestine's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Palestine ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Palestine ranks 16th of 188 countries.
Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52 days | 70.67 days | 18.67 days | Palestine |
| 2010s | 47.9 days | 48.4 days | 0.5 days | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Papua New Guinea or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 43.5 days against 41 days in Papua New Guinea as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Papua New Guinea and Palestine?
- 2.5 days, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Palestine?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2019.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Palestine rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 18th and Palestine ranks 16th 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.