Namibia vs Somalia: Time required to start a business
Namibia
54 days
in 2019
Somalia
70 days
in 2019
Namibia rank
11th
Somalia rank
8th
Time required to start a business over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 70 days against 54 days in Namibia, a difference of 16 days.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 11th and Somalia ranks 8th of 188 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher time required to start a business, Namibia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 70 days against 54 days in Namibia as of 2019.
- What is the difference in time required to start a business between Namibia and Somalia?
- 16 days, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for time required to start a business?
- Namibia ranks 11th 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.