El Salvador vs Mexico: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

El Salvador
0.0067 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Mexico
0.0077 units per square kilometre
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
Mexico rank
41st

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • El Salvador
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 0.0077 units per square kilometre against 0.0067 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 44th and Mexico ranks 41st of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0029 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre 0.0009 units per square kilometre El Salvador
1990s 0.0031 units per square kilometre 0.0033 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre Mexico
2010s 0.0085 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre El Salvador
2020s 0.0068 units per square kilometre 0.0076 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, El Salvador or Mexico?
Mexico, at 0.0077 units per square kilometre against 0.0067 units per square kilometre in El Salvador as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between El Salvador and Mexico?
0.001 units per square kilometre, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
El Salvador ranks 44th and Mexico ranks 41st 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.