Canada vs Italy: Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics

Canada
190,472 Enterprises
in 2024
Italy
322,835 Enterprises
in 2024
Canada rank
7th
Italy rank
6th

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 322,835 Enterprises against 190,472 Enterprises in Canada, a difference of 132,363 Enterprises.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 7th and Italy ranks 6th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 553,421 Enterprises 414,508 Enterprises 138,913 Enterprises Canada
2010s 369,345 Enterprises 372,477 Enterprises 3,133 Enterprises Italy
2020s 187,882 Enterprises 314,470 Enterprises 126,588 Enterprises Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics, Canada or Italy?
Italy, at 322,835 Enterprises against 190,472 Enterprises in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics between Canada and Italy?
132,363 Enterprises, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
Canada ranks 7th and Italy ranks 6th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics — Business entries. 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 entries
Unit
Enterprises
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
178 places, 3,886 data points, 1970–2024
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.