The 17 easiest places to start a business

Starting a business is never easy or stress-free.

But there are places you can go to start your dream company with fewer restrictions than others.

The World Bank compiled a report on the best and worst places to be an entrepreneur, measuring regulations affecting 10 areas of a business.

These include access to electricity, registering property, and getting credit.

The study is huge, gathering data and analysing activity from entrepreneurs in more than 130,000 firms in 139 economies.

Here are the countries that came out top: