Afghanistan vs India: New business density

Afghanistan
0.2208 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2018
India
0.1755 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
160th
India rank
162nd

New business density over time

  • Afghanistan
  • India
0.10.20.3200620152024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.2208 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 0.1755 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in India, a difference of 0.0453 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times India's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 160th and India ranks 162nd of 177 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan India Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2724 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.0784 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.194 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 Afghanistan
2010s 0.2031 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.1102 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.0929 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Afghanistan or India?
Afghanistan, at 0.2208 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 0.1755 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in India as of 2018.
What is the difference in new business density between Afghanistan and India?
0.0453 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for new business density?
Afghanistan ranks 160th and India ranks 162nd of 177 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB), published as New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)
Unit
new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
Source
Entrepreneurship Database, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
222 places, 3,644 data points, 2006–2024
Last refreshed

The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.