Ghana vs Nigeria: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people

Ghana
0.9977
in 2020
Nigeria
0.8586
in 2020
Ghana rank
95th
Nigeria rank
96th

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

  • Ghana
  • Nigeria
00.511.5199320062020

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.9977 against 0.8586 in Nigeria, a difference of 0.1391.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Nigeria ahead.

Ghana ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 96th of 97 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Nigeria Difference Ahead
1990s 1.11 1.65 0.5389 Nigeria
2000s 1.29 1.45 0.1682 Nigeria
2010s 1.14 1.14 0.0006 Ghana
2020s 0.9977 0.8586 0.139 Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people, Ghana or Nigeria?
Ghana, at 0.9977 against 0.8586 in Nigeria as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Ghana and Nigeria?
0.1391, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Nigeria?
19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Nigeria rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Ghana ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 96th 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
Last refreshed

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.