Australia vs Italy: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Australia
0.0036 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Italy
0.004 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Australia rank
57th
Italy rank
54th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
00.010.020.030.04198020022024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.004 units per square kilometre against 0.0036 units per square kilometre in Australia, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Italy ahead.

Australia ranks 57th and Italy ranks 54th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0015 units per square kilometre 0.0322 units per square kilometre 0.0307 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.0017 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0034 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Australia
2020s 0.0037 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 0.004 units per square kilometre against 0.0036 units per square kilometre in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Australia and Italy?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
27 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Australia ranks 57th and Italy ranks 54th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,019 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.