Hong Kong vs Singapore: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Hong Kong
14.71 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Singapore
15.9 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
2nd
Singapore rank
1st
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15.9 units per square kilometre against 14.71 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.19 units per square kilometre.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Singapore ranks 1st of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8875 units per square kilometre | 1.38 units per square kilometre | 0.4965 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 5.12 units per square kilometre | 6.56 units per square kilometre | 1.44 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 10.38 units per square kilometre | 10.16 units per square kilometre | 0.2253 units per square kilometre | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 12.8 units per square kilometre | 13.34 units per square kilometre | 0.5407 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 18.13 units per square kilometre | 16.82 units per square kilometre | 1.3 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 Singapore?
- Singapore, at 15.9 units per square kilometre against 14.71 units per square kilometre in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 1.19 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Hong Kong and Singapore rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Hong Kong ranks 2nd and Singapore 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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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.