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

Japan
29.73
in 2020
United Kingdom
28.76
in 2014
Japan rank
24th
United Kingdom rank
25th

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
1020304050197519972020

How they compare

Japan currently reports 29.73 against 28.76 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.97.

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

Japan ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 12.29 48.95 36.66 United Kingdom
1980s 12.3 38.82 26.52 United Kingdom
1990s 13.79 35.04 21.25 United Kingdom
2000s 17.64 41.29 23.65 United Kingdom
2010s 21.51 30.43 8.93 United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
Japan, at 29.73 against 28.76 in United Kingdom as of 2020.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Japan and United Kingdom?
0.97, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Japan ranks 24th and United Kingdom ranks 25th 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.