High income vs Hong Kong: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
High income
0.0139 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong
14.71 units per square kilometre
in 2024
High income rank
3rd
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- High income
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 14.71 units per square kilometre against 0.0139 units per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 14.7 units per square kilometre.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1,055.9 times High income's.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 2nd of 11 groups.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | 0.9685 units per square kilometre | 0.9624 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 3.19 units per square kilometre | 3.18 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 10.38 units per square kilometre | 10.37 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 12.8 units per square kilometre | 12.79 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 0.0136 units per square kilometre | 18.98 units per square kilometre | 18.97 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, High income or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 14.71 units per square kilometre against 0.0139 units per square kilometre in High income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between High income and Hong Kong?
- 14.7 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Hong Kong?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do High income and Hong Kong rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 3rd and Hong Kong ranks 2nd 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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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.