Country rankings
Legal Entity Types by Country
Brazil has the highest # of Legal Entity Types (20), followed by United States (19) and Norway (19). Haiti has the lowest (1).
# of Legal Entity TypesBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
85 of 235 countries# of Legal Entity Types
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Ranking
Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 85 countries.
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
6
Middle half 5 – 9
Average
7.26
85 countries
Highest
20
Brazil
Lowest
1
Haiti
Data
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85 countries · # = rank by # of Legal Entity Types
| # | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 20 |
| 2 | United States | 19 |
| 2 | Norway | 19 |
| 4 | Belgium | 18 |
| 5 | Germany | 17 |
| 5 | Sweden | 17 |
| 7 | Croatia | 13 |
| 8 | France | 12 |
| 8 | Spain | 12 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 12 |
| 8 | Hungary | 12 |
| 8 | Austria | 12 |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 11 |
| 13 | Switzerland | 11 |
| 15 | Argentina | 10 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 10 |
| 15 | Ghana | 10 |
| 15 | Romania | 10 |
| 15 | Cambodia | 10 |
| 15 | Lithuania | 10 |
| 21 | Russia | 9 |
| 21 | Turkey | 9 |
| 21 | Australia | 9 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 9 |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 9 |
| 26 | Indonesia | 8 |
| 26 | Mexico | 8 |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 8 |
| 26 | Mongolia | 8 |
| 26 | Latvia | 8 |
| 26 | Cyprus | 8 |
| 26 | Iceland | 8 |
| 33 | India | 7 |
| 33 | South Africa | 7 |
| 33 | Colombia | 7 |
| 33 | South Korea | 7 |
| 33 | Morocco | 7 |
| 33 | Lebanon | 7 |
| 39 | Nigeria | 6 |
| 39 | Saudi Arabia | 6 |
| 39 | Chile | 6 |
| 39 | Dominican Republic | 6 |
| 39 | Jordan | 6 |
| 39 | Portugal | 6 |
| 39 | Greece | 6 |
| 39 | Serbia | 6 |
| 39 | Slovakia | 6 |
| 39 | Ireland | 6 |
| 39 | Namibia | 6 |
| 39 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 |
| 39 | Albania | 6 |
| 39 | North Macedonia | 6 |
| 39 | Luxembourg | 6 |
| 39 | Monaco | 6 |
| 55 | Egypt | 5 |
| 55 | United Kingdom | 5 |
| 55 | Canada | 5 |
| 55 | Guatemala | 5 |
| 55 | Tunisia | 5 |
| 55 | Belarus | 5 |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 5 |
| 55 | Uruguay | 5 |
| 55 | Slovenia | 5 |
| 55 | Montenegro | 5 |
| 65 | China | 4 |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 4 |
| 65 | Philippines | 4 |
| 65 | Thailand | 4 |
| 65 | Italy | 4 |
| 65 | Taiwan | 4 |
| 65 | Ecuador | 4 |
| 65 | Israel | 4 |
| 65 | Singapore | 4 |
| 74 | Pakistan | 3 |
| 74 | Malaysia | 3 |
| 74 | Peru | 3 |
| 74 | Nepal | 3 |
| 78 | Hong Kong | 2 |
| 78 | Oman | 2 |
| 78 | New Zealand | 2 |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 2 |
| 78 | Malta | 2 |
| 78 | Brunei | 2 |
| 78 | Liechtenstein | 2 |
| 85 | Haiti | 1 |
What correlates with # of Legal Entity Types?
Pearson r against 1,741 other country metrics sharing at least 51 countries. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher # of Legal Entity Types tend to score higher on these
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Opposite directions
Places that have a higher # of Legal Entity Types tend to score lower on these
Quick answers
- Which country has the highest # of Legal Entity Types?
- Brazil has the highest # of Legal Entity Types, at 20, followed by United States (19) and Norway (19).
- Which country has the lowest # of Legal Entity Types?
- Haiti has the lowest # of Legal Entity Types, at 1.
- What is the median # of Legal Entity Types across countries?
- The median is 6 across the 85 countries with data.
- Where does this legal entity types by country data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of legal entity types by country - Wikiwand.
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