Eritrea vs Somalia: Time required to start a business
Eritrea
84 days
in 2019
Somalia
70 days
in 2019
Eritrea rank
5th
Somalia rank
8th
Time required to start a business over time
- Eritrea
- Somalia
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 84 days against 70 days in Somalia, a difference of 14 days.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.2 times Somalia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 8th of 188 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Eritrea or Somalia?
- Eritrea, at 84 days against 70 days in Somalia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Eritrea and Somalia?
- 14 days, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Eritrea ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 8th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Time required to start a business. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.