Iceland vs Norway: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Iceland
1,222 Enterprises
in 2023
Norway
4,543 Enterprises
in 2024
Iceland rank
12th
Norway rank
9th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 4,543 Enterprises against 1,222 Enterprises in Iceland, a difference of 3,321 Enterprises.

That makes Norway's figure about 3.7 times Iceland's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 12th and Norway ranks 9th of 13 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 676.2 Enterprises 3,613 Enterprises 2,937 Enterprises Norway
2010s 960.2 Enterprises 4,556 Enterprises 3,596 Enterprises Norway
2020s 832 Enterprises 3,914 Enterprises 3,082 Enterprises Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Iceland or Norway?
Norway, at 4,543 Enterprises against 1,222 Enterprises in Iceland as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Iceland and Norway?
3,321 Enterprises, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Iceland ranks 12th and Norway ranks 9th 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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About this data

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.