North America vs Singapore: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
North America
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Singapore
0.0019 units per person
in 2024
North America rank
1st
Singapore rank
4th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time
- North America
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.001 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 2.0 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th of 11 groups.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0 units per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, North America or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 0.0019 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 North America and Singapore?
- 0.0009 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Singapore?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do North America and Singapore rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- North America ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 4th 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.