Statement:
It is harder to do business in Equatorial Guinea than in Japan

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Equatorial Guinea holds position #140 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Japan is #23 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Equatorial Guinea is worse than position of Japan.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

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

   Equatorial Guinea	'Score' value is	41.1
   Japan	'Score' value is	78.0