Statement:
It is harder to do business in Italy than in China

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Italy holds position #44 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and China is #24 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Italy is worse than position of China.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

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

   China	'Score' value is	77.9
   Italy	'Score' value is	72.9