Which has higher number of female business owners, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?

Republic of Korea, at 34,479 against 31,050 in Malaysia as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of female business owners between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

3,429, with Republic of Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?

5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as Number of female business owners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Republic of Korea vs Malaysia: Number of female business owners

Republic of Korea

34,479

in 2023

Malaysia

31,050

in 2024

Republic of Korea rank

7th

Malaysia rank

8th

Number of female business owners over time

Republic of Korea
Malaysia

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 34,479 against 31,050 in Malaysia, a difference of 3,429.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Malaysia ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 72 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2010s	21,675	31,183	9,508	Malaysia
2020s	37,130	29,753	7,378	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of female business owners, Republic of Korea or Malaysia?: Republic of Korea, at 34,479 against 31,050 in Malaysia as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of female business owners between Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 3,429, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Malaysia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and Malaysia rank globally for number of female business owners?: Republic of Korea ranks 7th and Malaysia ranks 8th of 72 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026, published as Number of female business owners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of female business owners
Source: World Bank's Entrepreneurship Survey and database (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/entrepreneurship). Downloaded on May 2, 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 72 places, 632 data points, 2014–2024
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of female business owners is the number of female individuals that own at least one share of a limited liability company that was newly registered in the calendar year.