Statement:
It is harder to do business in France than in Japan

In the Ease of Doing Business rating France holds position #25 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Japan is #23 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of France 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.

   France	'Score' value is	76.8
   Japan	'Score' value is	78.0