Luxembourg vs World: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
Luxembourg
0.0055 units per person
in 2024
World
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
2nd
World rank
5th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time
- Luxembourg
- World
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 0.0055 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in World, a difference of 0.0054 units per person.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 43.7 times World's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 2nd and World ranks 5th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 4 and World in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0 units per person | World |
| 2010s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.003 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 World?
- Luxembourg, at 0.0055 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in World as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Luxembourg and World?
- 0.0054 units per person, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and World?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and World rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 2nd and World ranks 5th 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.