WORLD ATLAS

New business density Ranking Map for 182 countries and territories

Limited coverage: Countries and territories reporting new limited-liability companies to the World Bank Entrepreneurship Database. 182 countries and territories included; reference period: 2006–2024.

In the available data, Cayman Islands has the highest recorded value at 201 per 1,000 people (rank #1); Japan ranks #148 at 0.6 per 1,000 people. Coverage: 182 countries and territories. Reference years: Cayman Islands 2024; Japan 2024. This counts newly registered limited-liability companies per 1,000 working-age people, not all startups or sole proprietors.

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01 / RANKING MAP

Compare new business density within the covered dataset.

Countries and territories reporting new limited-liability companies to the World Bank Entrepreneurship Database.

Japan0.6 per 1,000 people

Japan, world rank 148 for New business density, 0.6 per 1,000 people

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02 / ABOUT THIS DATA

How to read the New business density ranking map

Countries and territories reporting new limited-liability companies to the World Bank Entrepreneurship Database. This page orders 182 countries and territories by value and divides the ranking into ten map colors.

Top 3
#1 Cayman Islands (201 per 1,000 people), #2 Isle of Man (33.6 per 1,000 people), #3 Hong Kong (28.8 per 1,000 people)
Japan’s position
World #148 (0.6 per 1,000 people)
Data period
2006–2024

Reference years differ by country. Compare each value with the year and source shown in the country card.

03 / FULL RANKING

View the full ranking.

Browse every covered country from the top to the bottom of the ranking. Select one to focus it on the map and open its card.

New business densityFull ranking182 countries
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