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

North Rhine-Westphalia
157,858 Enterprises
in 2024
Netherlands
228,315 Enterprises
in 2024
North Rhine-Westphalia rank
53rd
Netherlands rank
52nd

Timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics over time

  • North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 228,315 Enterprises against 157,858 Enterprises in North Rhine-Westphalia, a difference of 70,457 Enterprises.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times North Rhine-Westphalia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2007 it was North Rhine-Westphalia ahead.

North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 155 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade North Rhine-Westphalia Netherlands Difference Ahead
2000s 179,356 Enterprises 176,735 Enterprises 2,621 Enterprises North Rhine-Westphalia
2010s 155,646 Enterprises 168,915 Enterprises 13,269 Enterprises Netherlands
2020s 146,969 Enterprises 232,701 Enterprises 85,732 Enterprises Netherlands

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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 228,315 Enterprises against 157,858 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 Netherlands?
70,457 Enterprises, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Rhine-Westphalia and Netherlands?
18 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do North Rhine-Westphalia and Netherlands rank globally for timely indicators of entrepreneurship by enterprise characteristics?
North Rhine-Westphalia ranks 53rd and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 155 regions.
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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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.