Costa Rica vs Tonga: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Costa Rica
0.0087 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Tonga
0.0083 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
39th
Tonga rank
40th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Tonga
00.0050.010.015198020022024

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0.0087 units per square kilometre against 0.0083 units per square kilometre in Tonga, a difference of 0.0004 units per square kilometre.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 39th and Tonga ranks 40th of 157 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Tonga Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0098 units per square kilometre 0.0014 units per square kilometre 0.0084 units per square kilometre Costa Rica
2020s 0.0103 units per square kilometre 0.0051 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Costa Rica or Tonga?
Costa Rica, at 0.0087 units per square kilometre against 0.0083 units per square kilometre in Tonga as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Costa Rica and Tonga?
0.0004 units per square kilometre, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Tonga?
5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Tonga rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Tonga ranks 40th 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.