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

Switzerland
27.33
in 2020
United Kingdom
28.76
in 2014
Switzerland rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
25th

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

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom
20304050197519972020

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 28.76 against 27.33 in Switzerland, a difference of 1.43.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1975 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Switzerland ranks 27th 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 Switzerland United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1970s 17.75 48.95 31.2 United Kingdom
1980s 21.08 38.82 17.74 United Kingdom
1990s 29.93 35.04 5.11 United Kingdom
2000s 35.71 41.29 5.58 United Kingdom
2010s 30.15 30.43 0.278 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, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 28.76 against 27.33 in Switzerland as of 2014.
What is the difference in number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
1.43, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
40 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2014.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for number of listed companies per 1,000,000 people?
Switzerland ranks 27th 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.