Europe & Central Asia vs South Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Europe & Central Asia
0.006 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea
0.517 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
6th
South Korea rank
7th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • South Korea
00.20.40.6198020022024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.517 units per square kilometre against 0.006 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 0.511 units per square kilometre.

That makes South Korea's figure about 85.9 times Europe & Central Asia's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 7th of 11 groups.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia South Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0151 units per square kilometre 0.0865 units per square kilometre 0.0714 units per square kilometre South Korea
1990s 0.0046 units per square kilometre 0.2019 units per square kilometre 0.1973 units per square kilometre South Korea
2000s 0.0044 units per square kilometre 0.3674 units per square kilometre 0.363 units per square kilometre South Korea
2010s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.4548 units per square kilometre 0.4499 units per square kilometre South Korea
2020s 0.0058 units per square kilometre 0.5228 units per square kilometre 0.517 units per square kilometre South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Europe & Central Asia or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.517 units per square kilometre against 0.006 units per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Europe & Central Asia and South Korea?
0.511 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and South Korea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and South Korea rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 7th of 11 groups.
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.