Statement:
It is harder to do business in Iraq than in The Maldives

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Iraq holds position #135 2020 out of 181 and The Maldives is #115 out of 181 2020.
Position of Iraq is worse than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.
    Iraq 'Score' value is 44.7
    The Maldives 'Score' value is 53.3