Kuwait vs South Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

Kuwait
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Kuwait rank
24th
South Africa rank
23rd

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • Kuwait
  • South Africa
00000198020022024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Kuwait, a difference of 0 units per person.

Across all 5 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd of 157 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait South Africa Difference Ahead
2010s 0 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person South Africa
2020s 0.0001 units per person 0.0002 units per person 0 units per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Kuwait or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Kuwait as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Kuwait and South Africa?
0 units per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2024.
How do Kuwait and South Africa rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
Kuwait ranks 24th and South Africa ranks 23rd 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.