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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Malta leads New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in 2024 at 8, while West Bank and Gaza sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.02.14.26.48.5MaltaMalta: 88.5BahrainBahrain: 66.2Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 55.5IsraelIsrael: 32.9MoroccoMorocco: 32.7KuwaitKuwait: 22.1TunisiaTunisia: 21.8AlgeriaAlgeria: 10.8DjiboutiDjibouti: 10.7JordanJordan: 10.7PakistanPakistan: 00.2West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 00.2

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Malta 8
2 Bahrain 6
3 Saudi Arabia 5
4 Israel 3
5 Morocco 3
6 Kuwait 2
7 Tunisia 2
8 Algeria 1
9 Djibouti 1
10 Jordan 1
11 Pakistan 0
12 West Bank and Gaza 0

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for New business density (new registrations per 1,000 people ages 15-64) in 2024, Malta leads with a gap of 2 to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with West Bank and Gaza at 0.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.