Brazil vs Costa Rica: New business density

Brazil
6.67 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2024
Costa Rica
6.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2024
Brazil rank
41st
Costa Rica rank
43rd

New business density over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
234567200620152024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 6.67 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 6.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.36 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Brazil ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2010s 2.91 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 4.68 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 1.76 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 Costa Rica
2020s 5.59 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 5.37 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.2173 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at 6.67 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 6.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in new business density between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0.36 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for new business density?
Brazil ranks 41st and Costa Rica ranks 43rd 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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About this data

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.