What is the difference in new business density between Costa Rica and Finland?

0.34 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?

12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.

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.

Costa Rica vs Finland: New business density

Costa Rica

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

in 2024

Finland

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

in 2024

Costa Rica rank

43rd

Finland rank

45th

New business density over time

Costa Rica
Finland

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 6.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 5.97 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Finland, a difference of 0.34 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

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

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

Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Finland ranks 45th of 177 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Finland	Difference	Ahead
2010s	4.68 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	4.33 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.3435 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Costa Rica
2020s	5.37 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	6.16 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.7903 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Costa Rica or Finland?: Costa Rica, at 6.31 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 5.97 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in new business density between Costa Rica and Finland?: 0.34 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Finland?: 12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Finland rank globally for new business density?: Costa Rica ranks 43rd and Finland ranks 45th 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.