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

North Korea
0 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Latvia
0 units per square kilometre
in 2024
North Korea rank
137th
Latvia rank
139th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • North Korea
  • Latvia
00.0010.0020.0030.004198620052024

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

North Korea ranks 137th and Latvia ranks 139th of 157 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0001 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Latvia
2000s 0.0005 units per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 0.0001 units per square kilometre North Korea
2010s 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0.0002 units per square kilometre 0 units per square kilometre Latvia
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, North Korea or Latvia?
North Korea, at 0 units per square kilometre against 0 units per square kilometre in Latvia as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between North Korea and Latvia?
0 units per square kilometre, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Latvia?
12 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do North Korea and Latvia rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
North Korea ranks 137th and Latvia ranks 139th 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.