China vs Mexico: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

China
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Mexico
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
China rank
31st
Mexico rank
29th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • China
  • Mexico
0000198020022024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in China, a difference of 0 units per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mexico ahead.

China ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 29th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade China Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person Mexico
1990s 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Mexico
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person Mexico
2010s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person Mexico
2020s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, China or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between China and Mexico?
0 units per person, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Mexico?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do China and Mexico rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
China ranks 31st and Mexico ranks 29th 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.