Japan vs Lower middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

Japan
0.0006 units per person
in 2024
Lower middle income
0 units per person
in 2024
Japan rank
12th
Lower middle income rank
10th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
0000.001198020022024

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0006 units per person against 0 units per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0006 units per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 34.3 times Lower middle income's.

Across all 43 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 10th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person 0.0002 units per person Japan
1990s 0.0003 units per person 0 units per person 0.0003 units per person Japan
2000s 0.0004 units per person 0 units per person 0.0004 units per person Japan
2010s 0.0005 units per person 0 units per person 0.0004 units per person Japan
2020s 0.0005 units per person 0 units per person 0.0005 units per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Japan or Lower middle income?
Japan, at 0.0006 units per person against 0 units per person in Lower middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Japan and Lower middle income?
0.0006 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
Japan ranks 12th and Lower middle income ranks 10th 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.