Which country has the highest Total Entrepreneurial Score?

United States has the highest Total Entrepreneurial Score in 2024, at 42.88, followed by Germany (41.05) and United Kingdom (35.8).

Which country has the lowest Total Entrepreneurial Score?

El Salvador has the lowest Total Entrepreneurial Score in 2024, at 12.18.

What is the median Total Entrepreneurial Score across countries?

The median is 14.96 across the 100 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this entrepreneurial countries data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World's Most Entrepreneurial Countries - CEO World.

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United States has the highest Total Entrepreneurial Score in 2024 (42.88), followed by Germany (41.05) and United Kingdom (35.8). El Salvador has the lowest (12.18).

Tech & Business100 countries · 7 metricsUpdated Feb 27, 2025Original page

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Ranking

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

14.96

Middle half 13.38 – 19.78

Average

17.52

100 countries

Highest

42.88

United States

Lowest

12.18

El Salvador

Data

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100 countries · # = rank by Total Entrepreneurial Score

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1	United States	42.88	2.19	2.58	45.73	38.74	360.34	0.21
2	Germany	41.05	1.94	1.81	49.24	55.27	325.92	0.31
3	United Kingdom	35.8	1.43	1.56	49.37	64.25	290.14	0.34
4	Israel	34.25	6.1	6.65	16.4	15.05	358.27	0.28
5	United Arab Emirates	31.01	3.07	2.61	32.6	38.27	487.04	0.21
6	Poland	29.75	1.13	1.38	49.52	72.57	178.65	0.56
7	Spain	29.01	5.01	5.4	19.95	18.51	489.34	0.16
8	Sweden	28.16	2.42	3.48	41.36	28.72	357.95	0.28
9	India	25.47	2.03	2.11	49.16	47.46	490.72	0.09
10	France	25.34	4.4	5.68	22.73	17.6	279.99	0.36
11	Australia	25.05	2.71	3.08	36.95	32.49	221.16	0.45
12	Estonia	24.64	4.39	4.18	22.78	23.91	320.3	0.31
13	Ireland	24.37	3.88	3.91	25.74	25.59	206	0.49
14	Malaysia	23.6	2.48	2.8	40.28	35.65	150.13	0.67
15	Saudi Arabia	22.98	5.74	3.71	17.43	26.93	226.08	0.44
16	South Korea	22.43	3.2	3.64	31.26	27.45	165.38	0.6
17	Canada	21.8	1.42	1.82	49.61	54.91	151.83	0.66
18	Philippines	21.62	2.57	2.38	38.9	42.01	127.42	0.78
19	Denmark	21.42	2.95	3.51	33.87	28.46	145.2	0.69
20	Switzerland	21.34	3.77	3.85	26.54	25.99	241.79	0.41
21	Taiwan	21.24	5.08	5.48	19.7	18.23	193.2	0.52
22	Japan	20.71	3.61	4.01	27.72	24.92	241.35	0.41
23	Singapore	20.05	4.23	4.45	23.66	22.49	239.75	0.42
24	China	20.04	5.06	5.11	19.77	19.58	206.01	0.49
25	Austria	19.92	3.81	4.79	26.23	20.89	203.21	0.49
26	Portugal	19.73	5.85	5.64	17.1	17.72	223.43	0.45
27	Belgium	19.72	2.52	2.68	39.62	37.28	140.29	0.71
28	Italy	19.46	2.73	3.1	36.67	32.25	147.32	0.68
29	New Zealand	18.55	4.05	4.66	24.71	21.48	222.81	0.45
30	Thailand	18.32	4.55	5.72	21.98	17.47	112.06	0.89
31	Colombia	18.25	2.32	2.94	43.07	34.05	130.75	0.76
32	Bulgaria	18.05	4.79	4.49	20.88	22.29	141.68	0.71
33	Chile	17.41	3.16	3.49	31.66	28.61	113.93	0.88
34	Mexico	17.37	4.83	4.79	20.7	20.88	221.86	0.45
34	Czechia	17.37	5.54	5.52	18.05	18.12	225.03	0.44
36	Norway	17.22	3.26	5.08	30.67	19.7	106.18	0.94
37	Cyprus	17.16	3.24	4.87	30.85	20.54	105.09	0.95
38	Argentina	16.96	3.81	3.19	26.26	31.39	243.78	0.41
39	Latvia	16.76	4.35	5.46	22.99	18.3	135.33	0.74
40	Serbia	16.55	3.27	3.3	30.56	30.32	114.4	0.87
41	Brazil	16.4	3.76	4.29	26.63	23.3	198.34	0.5
42	Romania	16.25	2.54	2.71	39.36	36.87	97.08	1.03
43	Hungary	16.19	2.73	2.61	36.69	38.32	175.68	0.57
44	Netherlands	16	2.18	2.78	45.86	36.01	128.41	0.78
45	Indonesia	15.42	3.95	4.76	25.29	21.03	226.52	0.44
46	Greece	15.23	5.42	5.4	18.46	18.53	192.3	0.52
47	Croatia	15.2	4.11	4.4	24.33	22.72	151.84	0.66
48	South Africa	15.12	5.8	6.04	17.25	16.56	166.31	0.6
49	Luxembourg	15.05	6.32	7.33	15.82	13.65	296.63	0.34
50	Rwanda	14.96	4.41	6.38	22.68	15.68	251.95	0.4
51	Turkey	14.95	3.61	3.75	27.72	26.7	106.53	0.94
52	Slovenia	14.86	5.49	5.4	18.22	18.53	183.49	0.54
53	Slovakia	14.8	4.87	4.74	20.52	21.1	230.47	0.43
54	Russia	14.79	3.8	4.27	26.3	23.44	115.91	0.86
55	Belarus	14.71	3.58	3.87	27.97	25.85	90.18	1.11
56	Peru	14.65	3	5	33.37	20.02	114.68	0.87
56	Iceland	14.65	3.58	3.83	27.92	26.08	112.96	0.89
58	Qatar	14.54	5.13	6.3	19.5	15.86	134.95	0.74
59	Armenia	14.41	2.68	3.08	37.34	32.47	89.62	1.12
60	Malta	14.4	4.92	5.12	20.33	19.51	174.22	0.57
61	Morocco	14.32	6.66	6.46	15.02	15.48	195.27	0.51
62	Moldova	14.23	4.22	4.18	23.72	23.92	102.52	0.98
63	Kenya	14.2	6.25	6.45	16.01	15.52	274.38	0.36
64	Nigeria	14.11	6.28	8.28	15.93	12.07	278.78	0.36
65	Azerbaijan	14.07	6.18	6.09	16.17	16.42	163.43	0.61
66	Finland	14	5.86	5.62	17.05	17.79	140.51	0.71
67	Kazakhstan	13.87	4.16	3.94	24.06	25.35	97.48	1.03
68	Puerto Rico	13.86	3.95	3.96	25.31	25.26	114.61	0.87
69	Uruguay	13.84	4.3	4.68	23.28	21.37	191.88	0.52
70	North Macedonia	13.59	6.97	8.39	14.34	11.92	271.86	0.37
71	Georgia	13.57	7.5	7.78	13.33	12.86	176.69	0.57
72	Lithuania	13.55	2.96	3.78	33.77	26.49	171.34	0.58
73	Ukraine	13.53	3.15	3.44	31.7	29.07	149.86	0.67
74	Vietnam	13.44	3.06	3.47	32.71	28.79	82.89	1.21
75	Tunisia	13.38	5.59	7.05	17.88	14.18	85.41	1.17
75	Jordan	13.38	3.5	3.36	28.58	29.77	91.73	1.09
77	Ghana	13.35	2.7	3.74	37.08	26.73	150.82	0.66
78	Ecuador	13.34	4.29	4.33	23.29	23.08	156.67	0.64
78	Bahrain	13.34	3.52	3.36	28.4	29.77	104.16	0.96
80	Sri Lanka	13.18	6.6	5.69	15.15	17.56	199.56	0.5
81	Dominican Republic	13.16	4.52	4.77	22.15	20.98	83.09	1.2
81	Albania	13.16	5.73	6.72	17.45	14.89	154.12	0.65
83	Costa Rica	13.06	2.83	2.91	35.38	34.41	74.79	1.34
84	Bangladesh	12.99	4.34	4.89	23.05	20.47	93.62	1.07
85	Jamaica	12.91	3.7	4.62	27.04	21.62	91.39	1.09
86	Botswana	12.85	4.7	4.72	21.27	21.17	150.83	0.66
87	Lebanon	12.8	5.14	4.93	19.45	20.27	149.3	0.67
88	Iran	12.66	2.84	3.21	35.27	31.12	142.7	0.7
89	Cameroon	12.65	5.82	5.85	17.17	17.11	210.21	0.48
90	Egypt	12.59	4.76	4.41	21.03	22.68	111.48	0.9
90	Uganda	12.59	4.37	4.68	22.89	21.39	151.16	0.66
90	Venezuela	12.59	4.38	4.44	22.81	22.54	73.44	1.36
93	Trinidad and Tobago	12.52	3.89	4.19	25.73	23.89	78.22	1.28
94	Paraguay	12.39	4.26	4.91	23.47	20.37	91.87	1.09
95	Bolivia	12.32	4.28	4.88	23.37	20.5	90.17	1.11
96	Algeria	12.28	5.12	5.04	19.52	19.85	148.1	0.68
97	Ethiopia	12.27	3.71	5.11	26.95	19.56	75.33	1.33
97	Zambia	12.27	4.43	4.39	22.57	22.8	100.05	1
99	Pakistan	12.24	4.46	5.07	22.44	19.73	76.55	1.31
100	El Salvador	12.18	3.79	3.84	26.38	26.01	89.94	1.11

What correlates with Total Entrepreneurial Score (2024)?

Pearson r against 1,733 other country metrics sharing at least 60 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Total Entrepreneurial Score tend to score higher on these

Deodorant ImportsDeodorant Use by Country
r = +0.74 · very strong · n = 96
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WHO Specified Voluntary ContributionsWHO Funding by Country
r = +0.73 · very strong · n = 60
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Deodorant ExportsDeodorant Use by Country
r = +0.69 · strong · n = 96
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# of ZoosZoos by Country
r = +0.69 · strong · n = 86
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Global Innovation Index ScoreGlobal Innovation Index by Country
r = +0.69 · strong · n = 96
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Annual ReceiptsMost Visited Countries
r = +0.69 · strong · n = 94
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Total Entrepreneurial Score tend to score lower on these

ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.64 · strong · n = 100
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Lunio 2020Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 95
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Marketing Experts 2023Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.56 · strong · n = 94
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Brain Drain IndexBrain Drain Countries
r = −0.55 · strong · n = 98
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Brain DrainFailed States
r = −0.55 · strong · n = 97
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CyberCash 2019Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.55 · strong · n = 100
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Total Entrepreneurial Score?: United States has the highest Total Entrepreneurial Score in 2024, at 42.88, followed by Germany (41.05) and United Kingdom (35.8).
Which country has the lowest Total Entrepreneurial Score?: El Salvador has the lowest Total Entrepreneurial Score in 2024, at 12.18.
What is the median Total Entrepreneurial Score across countries?: The median is 14.96 across the 100 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this entrepreneurial countries data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: World's Most Entrepreneurial Countries - CEO World.

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