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
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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

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.