Statement:
It is harder to do business in Syria than in Sri Lanka

In the Ease of Doing Business rating Syria holds position #138 2020 out of 181 and Sri Lanka is #79 out of 181 2020.
Position of Syria is worse than position of Sri Lanka.

Referencies:

  1. The countries in the rating sorted by 'Score' in descending order.
    Sri Lanka 'Score' value is 61.8
    Syria 'Score' value is 42.0