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

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Japan holds position #23 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and United Kingdom is #6 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Japan 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.

   Japan	'Score' value is	78.0
   United Kingdom	'Score' value is	83.5