North Rhine-Westphalia vs Sweden: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

North Rhine-Westphalia
5,640 Enterprises
in 2024
Sweden
10,757 Enterprises
in 2024
North Rhine-Westphalia rank
1st
Sweden rank
4th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 10,757 Enterprises against 5,640 Enterprises in North Rhine-Westphalia, a difference of 5,117 Enterprises.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.9 times North Rhine-Westphalia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2003 it was North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.

North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 77 regions.

Across the 3 decades both report, North Rhine-Westphalia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Rhine-Westphalia Sweden Difference Ahead
2000s 10,843 Enterprises 6,897 Enterprises 3,946 Enterprises North Rhine-Westphalia
2010s 8,062 Enterprises 6,990 Enterprises 1,072 Enterprises North Rhine-Westphalia
2020s 4,460 Enterprises 8,033 Enterprises 3,573 Enterprises Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, North Rhine-Westphalia or Sweden?
Sweden, at 10,757 Enterprises against 5,640 Enterprises in North Rhine-Westphalia as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between North Rhine-Westphalia and Sweden?
5,117 Enterprises, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Rhine-Westphalia and Sweden?
22 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2024.
How do North Rhine-Westphalia and Sweden rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 1st and Sweden ranks 4th of 77 regions.
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.