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

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Portugal holds position #28 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Ireland is #19 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Portugal is worse than position of Ireland.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

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

   Ireland	'Score' value is	79.6
   Portugal	'Score' value is	76.5