Statement:
It is harder to do business in Qatar than in Japan

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Qatar holds position #59 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Japan is #23 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Qatar is worse than position of Japan.

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	78.0
   Qatar	'Score' value is	68.7