Statement:
It is harder to do business in Malta than in Portugal

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Malta holds position #68 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Portugal is #28 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Malta is worse than position of Portugal.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

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

   Malta	'Score' value is	66.1
   Portugal	'Score' value is	76.5