El Salvador vs South Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
El Salvador
0.0067 units per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 2024
El Salvador rank
44th
South Africa rank
42nd
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- El Salvador
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0067 units per square kilometre in El Salvador, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
El Salvador ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0031 units per square kilometre | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.0068 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, El Salvador or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.007 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 South Africa?
- 0.0003 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and South Africa rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- El Salvador ranks 44th and South Africa ranks 42nd 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.