Canada vs Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Canada
0.0035 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0029 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Canada rank
58th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Canada
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.0035 units per square kilometre against 0.0029 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0006 units per square kilometre.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2000s | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Canada or Sri Lanka?
- Canada, at 0.0035 units per square kilometre against 0.0029 units per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0006 units per square kilometre, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Sri Lanka?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Sri Lanka rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Canada ranks 58th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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.