Europe & Central Asia vs New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

Europe & Central Asia
0.0002 units per person
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0011 units per person
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
5th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • New Zealand
00.0010.0010.0020.002198020022024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0011 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 6.2 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 11 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 units per person 0.0009 units per person 0.0008 units per person New Zealand
1990s 0.0001 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.0011 units per person New Zealand
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0013 units per person 0.0011 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.0001 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.001 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.0002 units per person 0.0012 units per person 0.001 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Europe & Central Asia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0011 units per person against 0.0002 units per person in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Europe & Central Asia and New Zealand?
0.0009 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and New Zealand?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and New Zealand rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 5th of 11 groups.
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.