Japan vs Norway: Share of people who report having intentions to start business

Japan
3.67
in 2017
Norway
4.78
in 2015
Japan rank
65th
Norway rank
63rd

Share of people who report having intentions to start business over time

  • Japan
  • Norway
02468200220092017

How they compare

Norway currently reports 4.78 against 3.67 in Japan, a difference of 1.11.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

Across all 13 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 65th and Norway ranks 63rd of 66 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Norway Difference Ahead
2000s 1.92 7.09 5.17 Norway
2010s 3.16 6.27 3.11 Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of people who report having intentions to start business, Japan or Norway?
Norway, at 4.78 against 3.67 in Japan as of 2015.
What is the difference in share of people who report having intentions to start business between Japan and Norway?
1.11, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for share of people who report having intentions to start business?
Japan ranks 65th and Norway ranks 63rd of 66 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of people who report having intentions to start business. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Norway: Share of people who report having intentions to start business. Statizoid, drawing on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 03 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-people-who-report-having-intentions-to-start-business/japan/norway/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-people-who-report-having-intentions-to-start-business/japan/norway/">Japan vs Norway: Share of people who report having intentions to start business</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of people who report having intentions to start business
Source
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
66 places, 706 data points, 2002–2017
Last refreshed

Percentage of 18-64 population who intend to start a business within three years (individuals already involved in any stage of entrepreneurial activity excluded) plotted against GDP per capita, adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.