Japan vs Lower middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Japan
0.1912 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Lower middle income
0.0024 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
11th
Lower middle income rank
8th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1912 units per square kilometre against 0.0024 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1888 units per square kilometre.
That makes Japan's figure about 78.2 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 42 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0793 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 0.079 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.1012 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.1008 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1538 units per square kilometre | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | 0.1526 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1593 units per square kilometre | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | 0.1573 units per square kilometre | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.185 units per square kilometre | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | 0.1828 units per square kilometre | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 0.1912 units per square kilometre against 0.0024 units per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 0.1888 units per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 11th and Lower middle income ranks 8th 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.