China vs Malaysia: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
China
0.0166 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 2024
China rank
29th
Malaysia rank
27th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0193 units per square kilometre against 0.0166 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.0027 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 29th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 157 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.007 units per square kilometre | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.0165 units per square kilometre | 0.0195 units per square kilometre | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, China or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0193 units per square kilometre against 0.0166 units per square kilometre in China as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between China and Malaysia?
- 0.0027 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- China ranks 29th 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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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.