Statement:
It is harder to do business in Madagascar than in South Africa

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Madagascar holds position #128 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and South Africa is #64 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Madagascar is worse than position of South Africa.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

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

   Madagascar	'Score' value is	47.7
   South Africa	'Score' value is	67.0