High income vs Hong Kong: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
High income
0.0005 units per person
in 2024
Hong Kong
0.0021 units per person
in 2024
High income rank
2nd
Hong Kong rank
3rd
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time
- High income
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0.0021 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in High income, a difference of 0.0016 units per person.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 4.0 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was High income ahead.
High income ranks 2nd and Hong Kong ranks 3rd of 11 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 1 and Hong Kong in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0 units per person | High income |
| 1990s | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.002 units per person | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, High income or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 0.0021 units per person against 0.0005 units per person in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between High income and Hong Kong?
- 0.0016 units per person, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Hong Kong?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do High income and Hong Kong rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- High income ranks 2nd and Hong Kong ranks 3rd 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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About this data
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.