Which has higher starting a business: time - men, Namibia or Somalia, Fed. Rep.?

Somalia, Fed. Rep., at 70 days against 54 days in Namibia as of 2019.

What is the difference in starting a business: time - men between Namibia and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?

16 days, with Somalia, Fed. Rep. ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?

5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Namibia vs Somalia, Fed. Rep.: Starting a business: Time - Men

Namibia

54 days

in 2019

Somalia, Fed. Rep.

70 days

in 2019

Namibia rank

11th

Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank

8th

Starting a business: Time - Men over time

Namibia
Somalia, Fed. Rep.

How they compare

Somalia, Fed. Rep. currently reports 70 days against 54 days in Namibia, a difference of 16 days.

That makes Somalia, Fed. Rep.'s figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Somalia, Fed. Rep. has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 11th and Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 8th of 188 countries.

Somalia, Fed. Rep. has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher starting a business: time - men, Namibia or Somalia, Fed. Rep.?: Somalia, Fed. Rep., at 70 days against 54 days in Namibia as of 2019.
What is the difference in starting a business: time - men between Namibia and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?: 16 days, with Somalia, Fed. Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia, Fed. Rep.?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Somalia, Fed. Rep. rank globally for starting a business: time - men?: Namibia ranks 11th and Somalia, Fed. Rep. ranks 8th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Starting a business: Time - Men (days). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Starting a business: Time - Men (days)
Unit: days
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 3,083 data points, 2003–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The time for men captures the median duration that business incorporation experts indicate is necessary for five male married entrepreneurs to complete all procedures required to start and operate a business with minimum follow-up and no extra payments. It is calulared in calendar days. The time estimates of all procedures are added to calculate the total time required to start and operate a business, taking into account simultaneity of processes. It is assumed that the minimum time required for each procedure is one day, except for procedures that can be fully completed online, for which the time required is recorded as half a day.