Iran vs Portugal: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people

Iran
4.37
in 2020
Portugal
3.89
in 2018
Iran rank
70th
Portugal rank
72nd

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

  • Iran
  • Portugal
051015197519972020

How they compare

Iran currently reports 4.37 against 3.89 in Portugal, a difference of 0.48.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Portugal ahead.

Iran ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 72nd of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.68 3.94 1.26 Portugal
1990s 2.97 9.1 6.13 Portugal
2000s 4.92 6.17 1.25 Portugal
2010s 4.25 4.48 0.229 Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people, Iran or Portugal?
Iran, at 4.37 against 3.89 in Portugal as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Iran and Portugal?
0.48, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Portugal?
30 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2018.
How do Iran and Portugal rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Iran ranks 70th and Portugal ranks 72nd 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.