What is the difference in new business density between Italy and Uruguay?

0.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?

19 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Italy vs Uruguay: New business density

Italy

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

in 2024

Uruguay

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

in 2024

Italy rank

71st

Uruguay rank

69th

New business density over time

Italy
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.23 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 3.09 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Italy, a difference of 0.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 69th of 177 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.29 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	1.97 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.3205 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Italy
2010s	2.48 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	2.2 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.281 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Italy
2020s	2.85 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	2.89 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.0406 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Italy or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 3.23 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 3.09 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in new business density between Italy and Uruguay?: 0.14 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Uruguay?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
How do Italy and Uruguay rank globally for new business density?: Italy ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 69th 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.