Statement:
It is harder to do business in Israel than in New Zealand

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Israel holds position #26 2020 out of 181 and New Zealand is #1 out of 181 2020.
Position of Israel is worse than position of New Zealand.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.
    Israel 'Score' value is 76.7
    New Zealand 'Score' value is 86.8