El Salvador vs Sri Lanka: New business density
El Salvador
1.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2024
Sri Lanka
1.19 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2022
El Salvador rank
122nd
Sri Lanka rank
121st
New business density over time
- El Salvador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.19 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 1.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.05 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 177 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.494 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.3009 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.1931 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5242 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.5445 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.0202 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.7201 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 1.21 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | 0.4947 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher new business density, El Salvador or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.19 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 1.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in El Salvador as of 2022.
- What is the difference in new business density between El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.05 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Sri Lanka?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Sri Lanka rank globally for new business density?
- El Salvador ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st 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
The number of newly registered firms with limited liability per 1,000 working-age people (ages 15-64) per calendar year.