Denmark vs Sweden: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Denmark
6,155 Enterprises
in 2024
Sweden
10,757 Enterprises
in 2024
Denmark rank
6th
Sweden rank
4th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Denmark
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 10,757 Enterprises against 6,155 Enterprises in Denmark, a difference of 4,602 Enterprises.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.7 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Sweden ahead.

Denmark ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 13 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 1,702 Enterprises 9,252 Enterprises 7,549 Enterprises Sweden
2000s 2,800 Enterprises 7,023 Enterprises 4,224 Enterprises Sweden
2010s 5,914 Enterprises 6,990 Enterprises 1,077 Enterprises Sweden
2020s 6,961 Enterprises 8,033 Enterprises 1,072 Enterprises Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Denmark or Sweden?
Sweden, at 10,757 Enterprises against 6,155 Enterprises in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Denmark and Sweden?
4,602 Enterprises, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Denmark ranks 6th and Sweden ranks 4th of 13 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business bankruptcies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business bankruptcies
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
90 places, 2,104 data points, 1981–2024
Last refreshed

Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship have become integral part of business statistics offering of most OECD member countries and beyond. It supplements more complete annual datasets (e.g. Business Demography, Structural Business Statistics by Size class) with more timely monthly or quarterly information on a limited number of indicators.Data are broken down whenever available byeconomic activity according to International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4 at the level of sections (letters) and higher aggregates, most often covering the total economy, geographic area at country and TL2 level of the OECD Territorial grids, legal form into three main groups: Limited liability (LL), Partnership (PA) and Sole proprietorship (SP). With very few exceptions, series are not seasonally or calendar adjusted, so care should be taken in interpreting sub-annual changes. Timely Indicators of Entrepreneurship provide valuable information to policy makers and researchers on most recent trends in business dynamics.Related datasets:Employer Business Demography Statistics,Business Demography Statistics,Structural Business Statistics by Size Class.