Brunei vs Malaysia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Brunei
0.026 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Brunei rank
24th
Malaysia rank
27th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Brunei
  • Malaysia
00.010.020.03198520042024

How they compare

Brunei currently reports 0.026 units per square kilometre against 0.0193 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0067 units per square kilometre.

That makes Brunei's figure about 1.3 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Brunei ahead.

Brunei ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0081 units per square kilometre 0.0143 units per square kilometre 0.0062 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0073 units per square kilometre 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.014 units per square kilometre 0.0186 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0258 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre 0.0065 units per square kilometre Brunei

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Brunei or Malaysia?
Brunei, at 0.026 units per square kilometre against 0.0193 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Brunei and Malaysia?
0.0067 units per square kilometre, with Brunei ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Malaysia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Brunei and Malaysia rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Brunei ranks 24th and Malaysia ranks 27th 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.