Statement:
It is harder to do business in Cyprus than in Ireland

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Cyprus holds position #41 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Ireland is #19 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Cyprus is worse than position of Ireland.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.

   Cyprus	'Score' value is	73.4
   Ireland	'Score' value is	79.6