China vs India: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people

China
2.94
in 2020
India
3.78
in 2020
China rank
75th
India rank
74th

Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people over time

  • China
  • India
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How they compare

India currently reports 3.78 against 2.94 in China, a difference of 0.84.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times China's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

China ranks 75th and India ranks 74th of 97 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China India Difference Ahead
1990s 0.5672 5.75 5.18 India
2000s 1.06 4.59 3.54 India
2010s 2.08 4.13 2.04 India
2020s 2.94 3.78 0.8352 India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people, China or India?
India, at 3.78 against 2.94 in China as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between China and India?
0.84, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do China and India rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
China ranks 75th and India ranks 74th of 97 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's, published as Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people
Source
Global Stock Markets Factbook and supplemental S&P data, Standard & Poor's
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 2,730 data points, 1975–2020
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Number of publicly listed companies per 1,000,000 people. Number of listed domestic companies is the domestically incorporated companies listed on the country's stock exchanges at the end of the year. This indicator does not include investment companies, mutual funds, or other collective investment vehicles.