Which has higher number of female sole proprietors, Kazakhstan or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 537,913 against 287,631 in Kazakhstan as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of female sole proprietors between Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea?

250,282, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2017 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 sole proprietors. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kazakhstan vs Republic of Korea: Number of female sole proprietors

Kazakhstan

287,631

in 2024

Republic of Korea

537,913

in 2023

Kazakhstan rank

4th

Republic of Korea rank

2nd

Number of female sole proprietors over time

Kazakhstan
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 537,913 against 287,631 in Kazakhstan, a difference of 250,282.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.9 times Kazakhstan's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 78 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kazakhstan	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	103,826	578,680	474,854	Republic of Korea
2020s	224,377	599,061	374,684	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of female sole proprietors, Kazakhstan or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 537,913 against 287,631 in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of female sole proprietors between Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea?: 250,282, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
How do Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea rank globally for number of female sole proprietors?: Kazakhstan ranks 4th and Republic of Korea ranks 2nd of 78 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 sole proprietors. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of female sole proprietors
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: 78 places, 714 data points, 2014–2024
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Number of female sole proprietors is the number of newly registered sole proprietors owned by female individuals in the calendar year. A sole proprietorship is a business entity owned and managed by a single individual who is indistinguishable from the business and personally liable.