Country Easiness score Starting a business Employing workers Paying taxes Singapore 100 10 1 5 New Zealand 99 1 14 12 United States 98 6 1 46 Hong Kong 97 15 20 3 Denmark 96 16 10 13 U.K. 95 8 28 16 Ireland 94 5 38 6 Canada 93 2 18 28 Australia 92 3 8 48 Norway 91 33 99 18 Iceland 90 17 62 32 Japan 89 64 17 112