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

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.

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.