Japan vs Sweden: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people

Japan
29.73
in 2020
Sweden
31.15
in 2002
Japan rank
24th
Sweden rank
22nd

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

  • Japan
  • Sweden
101520253035197519972020

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 31.15 against 29.73 in Japan, a difference of 1.42.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd of 97 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1970s 12.29 11.76 0.5289 Japan
1980s 12.3 16.97 4.67 Sweden
1990s 13.79 22.4 8.62 Sweden
2000s 16.46 32.03 15.58 Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people, Japan or Sweden?
Sweden, at 31.15 against 29.73 in Japan as of 2002.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Japan and Sweden?
1.42, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
28 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2002.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Japan ranks 24th and Sweden ranks 22nd 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.