Statement:
It is harder to do business in Saudi Arabia than in China

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Saudi Arabia holds position #48 2020 out of 181 and China is #24 out of 181 2020.
Position of Saudi Arabia is worse than position of China.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.
    China 'Score' value is 77.9
    Saudi Arabia 'Score' value is 71.6