Statement:
It is harder to do business in Ireland than in United Kingdom

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Ireland holds position #19 2020 out of 181 and United Kingdom is #6 out of 181 2020.
Position of Ireland is worse than position of United Kingdom.

Referencies:

  1. Ease of Doing Business 2020 by World Bank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.
    Ireland 'Score' value is 79.6
    United Kingdom 'Score' value is 83.5