Germany vs Italy: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people

Germany
5.27
in 2020
Italy
4.77
in 2014
Germany rank
63rd
Italy rank
66th

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

  • Germany
  • Italy
246810197519972020

How they compare

Germany currently reports 5.27 against 4.77 in Italy, a difference of 0.5.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 66th of 97 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 5.93 2.65 3.29 Germany
1980s 6.16 2.91 3.25 Germany
1990s 7.98 4.36 3.62 Germany
2000s 8.58 4.96 3.62 Germany
2010s 8.06 4.94 3.12 Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people, Germany or Italy?
Germany, at 5.27 against 4.77 in Italy as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Germany and Italy?
0.5, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Germany ranks 63rd and Italy ranks 66th 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.