What is the difference in new business density between Belgium and Puerto Rico?

0.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Puerto Rico ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?

6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.

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.

Belgium vs Puerto Rico: New business density

Belgium

5.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64

in 2023

Puerto Rico

5.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64

in 2020

Belgium rank

49th

Puerto Rico rank

48th

New business density over time

Belgium
Puerto Rico

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 5.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 5.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Belgium, a difference of 0.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 49th and Puerto Rico ranks 48th of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Puerto Rico	Difference	Ahead
2010s	3.52 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	3.21 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.3187 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Belgium
2020s	4.38 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	5.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.9444 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Belgium or Puerto Rico?: Puerto Rico, at 5.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 5.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Belgium as of 2020.
What is the difference in new business density between Belgium and Puerto Rico?: 0.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Puerto Rico?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2020.
How do Belgium and Puerto Rico rank globally for new business density?: Belgium ranks 49th and Puerto Rico ranks 48th 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: 03 September 2026

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