South Korea vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
South Korea
0.517 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.0057 units per square kilometre
in 2023
South Korea rank
7th
Upper middle income rank
7th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.517 units per square kilometre against 0.0057 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.5113 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Korea's figure about 91.4 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 44 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
South Korea ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 7th of 157 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0865 units per square kilometre | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0859 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 1990s | 0.2019 units per square kilometre | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | 0.2007 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3674 units per square kilometre | 0.003 units per square kilometre | 0.3644 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.4548 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | 0.45 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.5228 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.5172 units per square kilometre | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, South Korea or Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 0.517 units per square kilometre against 0.0057 units per square kilometre in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 0.5113 units per square kilometre, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 7th and Upper middle income ranks 7th 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.