Statement:
It is harder to do business in Japan than in The USA

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Japan holds position #23 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and The USA is #4 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Japan is worse than position of The USA.

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
   The USA	'Score' value is	84