Are the coverage numbers hand-written?

No. Every figure on this page is computed at build time from the data loaders, so it always matches what the site actually publishes.

Why is one category verified for fewer jurisdictions than another?

Some categories, such as personal income tax, require per-jurisdiction verification that is still in progress. The count states the verified set explicitly rather than implying full coverage.

Data Coverage

Coverage answers a simple question: how much does GeoBusinessIQ actually contain, and for how many jurisdictions? Rather than imply completeness, the page reports breadth as live counts derived from the same loaders the rest of the site uses, so what you read is exactly what is published.

Last updated: 2026-06-23

Quick answer

Coverage is computed from the typed dataset at build time and shown as a live snapshot below — the figures cannot drift from what the site actually contains, and they grow only when verified data is added.

What coverage means here

Coverage is breadth — how many jurisdictions and records exist across each domain. It is distinct from limitations, which describe the modelling boundaries within a covered figure. A domain can be fully covered and still carry limitations on what a given figure models.

Breadth across domains

The snapshot below counts country profiles, the tax-compliance, banking, structures, and start-a-business layers, computed rankings, country comparisons, the verified source registry, personal-tax verification, and the concept-topic intelligence pages — each read straight from its loader.

Coverage is stated, not implied

Where a category is verified for only part of the country set — personal income tax, for example — the count says so explicitly. Growth in coverage comes from adding verified, sourced data, never from widening a claim beyond what the dataset supports.

Live coverage snapshot

Breadth across the dataset, computed at build time from the data loaders.

Dataset coverage

Country profiles: 13 jurisdictions
Tax & compliance: 13 of 13 countries
Business banking: 13 of 13 countries
Business structures: 14 entity records
Start-a-business: 13 of 13 countries
Rankings: 17 computed composites
Comparisons: 19 country pairs
Verified sources: 41 in the registry
Personal income tax: 3 of 13 verified
Concept topics: 29 across 3 clusters

Methodology notes

The snapshot below is computed from the typed dataset, so it stays accurate as coverage grows — there are no hand-maintained counts to fall out of date.
A higher count is breadth, not depth: see the limitations page for what each covered figure does and does not model.

FAQ

Are the coverage numbers hand-written?: No. Every figure on this page is computed at build time from the data loaders, so it always matches what the site actually publishes.
Why is one category verified for fewer jurisdictions than another?: Some categories, such as personal income tax, require per-jurisdiction verification that is still in progress. The count states the verified set explicitly rather than implying full coverage.

Methodology

Sources

World Bank — World Bank — open data and country profiles (accessed 2026-05-14; reviewed 2026-05-18)
Covers: Business-environment and company-formation indicators across economies.
Does not cover: Current statutory tax rates, vendor availability, or provider-specific formation pricing.
Why it matters: Used for formation-friction context in company-formation and startup-cost material.
Review cadence: Annual data releases; re-checked each data review.
OECD — OECD — economic and tax statistics (accessed 2026-05-14; reviewed 2026-05-18)
Covers: Comparable corporate tax, statutory rate, and economic indicators across member and partner economies.
Does not cover: Effective tax rates, deductions and incentives, local surtaxes, and personal residency rules.
Why it matters: Used as a cross-country baseline to sanity-check rates against primary tax-authority figures.
Review cadence: Annual, plus on major statutory changes.