Australia vs Hong Kong: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
Australia
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Hong Kong
0.0021 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time
- Australia
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.0021 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.0011 units per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | Australia |
| 1990s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Australia |
| 2000s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0011 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Australia or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 0.0021 units per person against 0.001 units per person in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Australia and Hong Kong?
- 0.0011 units per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Hong Kong?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Hong Kong rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Australia ranks 6th and Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.