Iceland vs North Korea: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Iceland
0 units per square kilometre
in 2024
North Korea
0 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Iceland rank
138th
North Korea rank
137th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Iceland
  • North Korea
00.0020.0040.0060.008198020022024

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Iceland, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 138th and North Korea ranks 137th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0009 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0008 units per square kilometre Iceland
1990s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre Iceland
2000s 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre Iceland
2010s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre North Korea
2020s 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Iceland or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Iceland as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Iceland and North Korea?
0 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and North Korea?
18 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2020.
How do Iceland and North Korea rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Iceland ranks 138th and North Korea ranks 137th 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.