Statement:
It is harder to do business in South Africa than in Costa Rica

In the Ease of Doing Business rating South Africa holds position #64 ²⁰²⁰ out of 181 and Costa Rica is #57 out of 181 ²⁰²⁰.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Costa Rica.

Referencies:

1. Ease of Doing Business ²⁰²⁰ by World Bank

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

   Costa Rica	'Score' value is	69.2
   South Africa	'Score' value is	67.0