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Countries ranked by New Business Density (per 1k)

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Countries ranked by new business registrations per 1,000 working-age people. Higher density indicates a more entrepreneurial environment.

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Ranked by New Business Density (per 1k)

Countries ranked by New Business Density (per 1k)
Rank Country Value Percentile Year
#1 KY Cayman Islands 201.0/1,000 100th 2024
#2 IM Isle of Man 33.6/1,000 99th 2024
#3 HK Hong Kong 28.9/1,000 99th 2024
#4 EE Estonia 26.8/1,000 98th 2024
#5 TC Turks and Caicos 23.7/1,000 98th 2024
#6 CV Cape Verde 21.8/1,000 97th 2024
#7 VI US Virgin Islands 20.0/1,000 97th 2024
#8 LU Luxembourg 19.6/1,000 96th 2024
#9 GB United Kingdom 19.2/1,000 96th 2024
#10 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 18.7/1,000 95th 2024
#11 AU Australia 18.1/1,000 94th 2024
#12 ME Montenegro 17.9/1,000 94th 2024
#13 NZ New Zealand 16.1/1,000 93th 2024
#14 CN China 15.6/1,000 93th 2024
#15 LI Liechtenstein 15.6/1,000 92th 2024
#16 NR Nauru 15.2/1,000 92th 2024
#17 HR Croatia 15.2/1,000 91th 2024
#18 MU Mauritius 14.0/1,000 91th 2024
#19 BW Botswana 13.3/1,000 90th 2024
#20 BZ Belize 13.0/1,000 90th 2024
#21 SX Sint Maarten 12.5/1,000 89th 2021
#22 SG Singapore 11.6/1,000 88th 2024
#23 ZA South Africa 11.5/1,000 88th 2024
#24 PT Portugal 11.0/1,000 87th 2024
#25 IS Iceland 10.9/1,000 87th 2024
#26 BG Bulgaria 10.5/1,000 86th 2024
#27 CL Chile 9.1/1,000 86th 2023
#28 MT Malta 8.5/1,000 85th 2024
#29 NO Norway 8.3/1,000 85th 2024
#30 CI Ivory Coast 8.3/1,000 84th 2024
#31 MN Mongolia 8.3/1,000 83th 2024
#32 BB Barbados 8.1/1,000 83th 2024
#33 GE Georgia 7.6/1,000 82th 2024
#34 RO Romania 7.5/1,000 82th 2024
#35 SE Sweden 7.1/1,000 81th 2024
#36 LV Latvia 7.0/1,000 81th 2024
#37 DK Denmark 6.9/1,000 80th 2024
#38 FR France 6.8/1,000 80th 2024
#39 QA Qatar 6.8/1,000 79th 2018
#40 NA Namibia 6.7/1,000 78th 2024
#41 BR Brazil 6.7/1,000 78th 2024
#42 IE Ireland 6.7/1,000 77th 2024
#43 CR Costa Rica 6.3/1,000 77th 2024
#44 BH Bahrain 6.2/1,000 76th 2024
#45 FI Finland 6.0/1,000 76th 2024
#46 SK Slovakia 5.7/1,000 75th 2024
#47 SA Saudi Arabia 5.5/1,000 75th 2024
#48 PR Puerto Rico 5.3/1,000 74th 2020
#49 BE Belgium 5.3/1,000 73th 2023
#50 MK North Macedonia 5.2/1,000 73th 2024
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