Belize vs Namibia: Time required to start a business

Belize

48 days

in 2019

Namibia

54 days

in 2019

Belize rank

14th

Namibia rank

11th

Time required to start a business over time

Namibia currently reports 54 days against 48 days in Belize, a difference of 6 days.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Belize ranks 14th and Namibia ranks 11th of 188 countries.

Indicator: Time required to start a business
Unit: days
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 188 places, 2,945 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.