Australia vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

Australia
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Australia rank
6th
Upper middle income rank
6th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 0.001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 12.7 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 6th of 157 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0008 units per person 0 units per person 0.0007 units per person Australia
1990s 0.0008 units per person 0 units per person 0.0007 units per person Australia
2000s 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.001 units per person Australia
2010s 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.001 units per person Australia
2020s 0.0011 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.001 units per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Australia or Upper middle income?
Australia, at 0.001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Australia and Upper middle income?
0.0009 units per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Upper middle income?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Australia and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
Australia ranks 6th and Upper middle income ranks 6th 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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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,087 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.