Hong Kong vs North America: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Hong Kong
14.71 units per square kilometre
in 2024
North America
0.0196 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
2nd
North America rank
1st

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Hong Kong
  • North America
05101520198020022024

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 14.71 units per square kilometre against 0.0196 units per square kilometre in North America, a difference of 14.69 units per square kilometre.

That makes Hong Kong's figure about 751.0 times North America's.

Across all 41 years both countries report, Hong Kong has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st of 157 countries.

Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong North America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.9685 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre 0.9638 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
1990s 3.19 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre 3.18 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2000s 10.38 units per square kilometre 0.012 units per square kilometre 10.37 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2010s 12.8 units per square kilometre 0.0175 units per square kilometre 12.78 units per square kilometre Hong Kong
2020s 18.98 units per square kilometre 0.0193 units per square kilometre 18.96 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, Hong Kong or North America?
Hong Kong, at 14.71 units per square kilometre against 0.0196 units per square kilometre in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and North America?
14.69 units per square kilometre, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and North America?
41 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and North America rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and North America ranks 1st 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.