Israel ranks really low on "Dealing with Construction Permits" and "Registering Property", according to this list. Don't let this list fool you, it's a true start up nation. The amount of tech and start-ups coming from Israel is amazing.
From the book: "a country of 7.1 million, only 60
years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state
of war since its founding, with no natural resources—
produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful,
and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea,
Canada, and the UK? How is it that Israel has,
per person, attracted over twice as much venture capital
investment as the US and thirty times more than Europe?"
From the book: "a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources— produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful, and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada, and the UK? How is it that Israel has, per person, attracted over twice as much venture capital investment as the US and thirty times more than Europe?"