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

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Malawi holds position #86 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and South Africa is #64 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Malawi 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.

   Malawi	'Score' value is	60.9
   South Africa	'Score' value is	67.0