Sri Lanka vs United States: Number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people

Sri Lanka
12.91
in 2020
United States
12.99
in 2019
Sri Lanka rank
41st
United States rank
40th

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

  • Sri Lanka
  • United States
0102030197519972020

How they compare

United States currently reports 12.99 against 12.91 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.08.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was United States ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th of 97 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka United States Difference Ahead
1990s 12.34 27.77 15.43 United States
2000s 12.23 18.33 6.1 United States
2010s 13.62 13.41 0.2083 Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people, Sri Lanka or United States?
United States, at 12.99 against 12.91 in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Sri Lanka and United States?
0.08, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and United States?
27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
How do Sri Lanka and United States rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Sri Lanka ranks 41st and United States ranks 40th 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.