China vs India: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
China
0.0166 units per square kilometre
in 2024
India
0.0141 units per square kilometre
in 2024
China rank
29th
India rank
31st
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- China
- India
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0166 units per square kilometre against 0.0141 units per square kilometre in India, a difference of 0.0025 units per square kilometre.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was India ahead.
China ranks 29th and India ranks 31st of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | India |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | India |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2010s | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 0.011 units per square kilometre | 0.0027 units per square kilometre | China |
| 2020s | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 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, China or India?
- China, at 0.0166 units per square kilometre against 0.0141 units per square kilometre in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between China and India?
- 0.0025 units per square kilometre, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and India?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and India rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 29th and India ranks 31st 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.