Which has higher number of male sole proprietors, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?

Saudi Arabia, at 18,471 against 16,193 in Uruguay as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of male sole proprietors between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?

2,278, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?

10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.

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 male sole proprietors. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Uruguay: Number of male sole proprietors

Saudi Arabia

18,471

in 2024

Uruguay

16,193

in 2024

Saudi Arabia rank

35th

Uruguay rank

37th

Number of male sole proprietors over time

Saudi Arabia
Uruguay

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 18,471 against 16,193 in Uruguay, a difference of 2,278.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Uruguay ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 37th of 78 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2010s	2,498	13,131	10,633	Uruguay
2020s	8,972	15,275	6,303	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of male sole proprietors, Saudi Arabia or Uruguay?: Saudi Arabia, at 18,471 against 16,193 in Uruguay as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of male sole proprietors between Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?: 2,278, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Uruguay?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Saudi Arabia and Uruguay rank globally for number of male sole proprietors?: Saudi Arabia ranks 35th and Uruguay ranks 37th 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 male sole proprietors. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of male 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 male 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.