Belgium vs China: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Belgium
0.0135 units per square kilometre
in 2024
China
0.0166 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Belgium rank
32nd
China rank
29th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Belgium
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0166 units per square kilometre against 0.0135 units per square kilometre in Belgium, a difference of 0.0031 units per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 32nd and China ranks 29th of 157 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Belgium or China?
- China, at 0.0166 units per square kilometre against 0.0135 units per square kilometre in Belgium as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Belgium and China?
- 0.0031 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and China?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and China rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Belgium ranks 32nd and China ranks 29th 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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About this data
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.