What is the difference in new business density between Kenya and Thailand?

0.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?

8 years are reported by both, from 2017 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.

Kenya vs Thailand: New business density

Kenya

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

in 2024

Thailand

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

in 2024

Kenya rank

104th

Thailand rank

103rd

New business density over time

Kenya
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 1.75 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 1.73 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Kenya, a difference of 0.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Thailand ahead.

Kenya ranks 104th and Thailand ranks 103rd of 177 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	1.45 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	1.43 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.0184 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Kenya
2020s	1.65 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	1.53 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.1247 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Kenya or Thailand?: Thailand, at 1.75 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 1.73 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in new business density between Kenya and Thailand?: 0.02 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Thailand?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2024.
How do Kenya and Thailand rank globally for new business density?: Kenya ranks 104th and Thailand ranks 103rd 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.