Luxembourg vs North America: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
Luxembourg
0.0055 units per person
in 2024
North America
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
2nd
North America rank
1st
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- North America
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.0055 units per person against 0.001 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0045 units per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 5.7 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and North America in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | North America |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | North America |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | North America |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Luxembourg or North America?
- Luxembourg, at 0.0055 units per person against 0.001 units per person in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Luxembourg and North America?
- 0.0045 units per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and North America?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and North America rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st 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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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.