Statement:
It is harder to do business in Croatia than in Montenegro

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Croatia holds position #40 2020 out of 181 and Montenegro is #39 out of 181 2020.
Position of Croatia is worse than position of Montenegro.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.
    Croatia 'Score' value is 73.6
    Montenegro 'Score' value is 73.8