Ghana vs Iceland: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Ghana
0.0001 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Iceland
0 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Ghana rank
136th
Iceland rank
138th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Ghana
  • Iceland
00.0020.0040.0060.008198020022024

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 units per square kilometre.

That makes Ghana's figure about 1.2 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Iceland ahead.

Ghana ranks 136th and Iceland ranks 138th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Iceland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Iceland Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.0007 units per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Ghana
2020s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Ghana or Iceland?
Ghana, at 0.0001 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Ghana and Iceland?
0.0001 units per square kilometre, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Iceland?
16 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Ghana and Iceland rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Ghana ranks 136th and Iceland ranks 138th 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.