Singapore vs United States: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
Singapore
0.0019 units per person
in 2024
United States
0.001 units per person
in 2024
Singapore rank
4th
United States rank
7th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time
- Singapore
- United States
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 0.0019 units per person against 0.001 units per person in United States, a difference of 0.0009 units per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.9 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Singapore ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th of 157 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | Singapore |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.001 units per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | Singapore |
| 2020s | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0009 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, Singapore or United States?
- Singapore, at 0.0019 units per person against 0.001 units per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Singapore and United States?
- 0.0009 units per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Singapore and United States rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
- Singapore ranks 4th and United States ranks 7th 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.