France vs Sri Lanka: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
France
0.0026 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Sri Lanka
0.0029 units per square kilometre
in 2024
France rank
64th
Sri Lanka rank
61st
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- France
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0029 units per square kilometre against 0.0026 units per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0003 units per square kilometre.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
France ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0169 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0155 units per square kilometre | France |
| 1990s | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | France |
| 2000s | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | France |
| 2010s | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | 0.001 units per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, France or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.0029 units per square kilometre against 0.0026 units per square kilometre in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between France and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0003 units per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Sri Lanka?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do France and Sri Lanka rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- France ranks 64th and Sri Lanka ranks 61st 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.