Bahamas vs South Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

Bahamas
0.0001 units per person
in 2017
South Africa
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Bahamas rank
25th
South Africa rank
23rd

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • Bahamas
  • South Africa
000000198020022024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Bahamas, a difference of 0 units per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0002 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person South Africa
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person South Africa
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Bahamas

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Bahamas or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Bahamas as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Bahamas and South Africa?
0 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and South Africa?
15 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
How do Bahamas and South Africa rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
Bahamas ranks 25th and South Africa ranks 23rd 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.