Brunei vs Malaysia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

Brunei
0.0003 units per person
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0002 units per person
in 2024
Brunei rank
15th
Malaysia rank
18th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • Brunei
  • Malaysia
0000198520042024

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.0003 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.7 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 18th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person Malaysia
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person Malaysia
2010s 0.0002 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person Malaysia
2020s 0.0003 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0.0001 units per person Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Brunei or Malaysia?
Brunei, at 0.0003 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Brunei and Malaysia?
0.0001 units per person, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malaysia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Malaysia rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
Brunei ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 18th 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.