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

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Japan holds position #23 2020 out of 181 and Australia is #11 out of 181 2020.
Position of Japan is worse than position of Australia.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.
    Australia 'Score' value is 81.2
    Japan 'Score' value is 78.0