Samoa vs Tonga: New business density

Samoa
0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2022
Tonga
0.6965 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64
in 2024
Samoa rank
138th
Tonga rank
139th

New business density over time

  • Samoa
  • Tonga
0.511.522.5200620152024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 0.6965 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Tonga, a difference of 0.0213 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Tonga ahead.

Samoa ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 139th of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5167 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 1.91 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 1.4 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 Tonga
2010s 0.9799 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 1.42 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.4373 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 Tonga
2020s 0.6171 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.4535 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 0.1635 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new business density, Samoa or Tonga?
Samoa, at 0.7178 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 against 0.6965 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64 in Tonga as of 2022.
What is the difference in new business density between Samoa and Tonga?
0.0213 new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Tonga?
17 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Tonga rank globally for new business density?
Samoa ranks 138th and Tonga ranks 139th of 176 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
221 places, 3,625 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.