Statement:
It is harder to do business in Russia than in Kazakhstan

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Russia holds position #22 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Kazakhstan is #19 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of Russia is worse than position of Kazakhstan.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

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

   Kazakhstan	'Score' value is	79.6
   Russia	'Score' value is	78.2