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

Italy
4.77
in 2014
South Africa
4.45
in 2020
Italy rank
66th
South Africa rank
68th

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

  • Italy
  • South Africa
0510152025197519972020

How they compare

Italy currently reports 4.77 against 4.45 in South Africa, a difference of 0.32.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

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

Italy ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 68th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.65 20.2 17.55 South Africa
1980s 2.91 17.19 14.27 South Africa
1990s 4.36 15.84 11.47 South Africa
2000s 4.96 8.67 3.71 South Africa
2010s 4.94 6.37 1.42 South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people, Italy or South Africa?
Italy, at 4.77 against 4.45 in South Africa as of 2014.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Italy and South Africa?
0.32, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Italy and South Africa rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Italy ranks 66th and South Africa ranks 68th 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.