What is the difference in new business density between Netherlands and Spain?

0.26 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?

6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.

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.

Netherlands vs Spain: New business density

Netherlands

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

in 2022

Spain

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

in 2024

Netherlands rank

67th

Spain rank

65th

New business density over time

Netherlands
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 3.67 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 3.41 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Netherlands, a difference of 0.26 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Spain ahead.

Netherlands ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th of 177 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	Spain	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2.89 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	3.1 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.2125 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Spain
2020s	3.24 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	2.83 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	0.4057 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Netherlands or Spain?: Spain, at 3.67 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 3.41 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Netherlands as of 2024.
What is the difference in new business density between Netherlands and Spain?: 0.26 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Spain?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2022.
How do Netherlands and Spain rank globally for new business density?: Netherlands ranks 67th and Spain ranks 65th 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.