Bulgaria vs North Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Bulgaria
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2024
North Korea
0 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
134th
North Korea rank
137th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Bulgaria
  • North Korea
00.0020.0040.0060.008198020022024

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in North Korea, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times North Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 134th and North Korea ranks 137th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0022 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
1990s 0.003 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0029 units per square kilometre Bulgaria
2000s 0.0003 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Bulgaria or North Korea?
Bulgaria, at 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in North Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Bulgaria and North Korea?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and North Korea?
18 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do Bulgaria and North Korea rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Bulgaria ranks 134th and North Korea ranks 137th 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.