South Korea vs Macao: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

South Korea
0.517 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Macao
1.47 units per square kilometre
in 2024
South Korea rank
7th
Macao rank
4th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • South Korea
  • Macao
0246810198020022024

How they compare

Macao currently reports 1.47 units per square kilometre against 0.517 units per square kilometre in South Korea, a difference of 0.953 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macao's figure about 2.8 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Korea ahead.

South Korea ranks 7th and Macao ranks 4th of 157 countries.

Macao has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Macao Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3848 units per square kilometre 3.95 units per square kilometre 3.56 units per square kilometre Macao
2010s 0.4548 units per square kilometre 1.95 units per square kilometre 1.49 units per square kilometre Macao
2020s 0.5216 units per square kilometre 1.23 units per square kilometre 0.7114 units per square kilometre Macao

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, South Korea or Macao?
Macao, at 1.47 units per square kilometre against 0.517 units per square kilometre in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between South Korea and Macao?
0.953 units per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Macao?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do South Korea and Macao rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
South Korea ranks 7th and Macao ranks 4th 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.