Luxembourg vs World: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Luxembourg
1.44 units per square kilometre
in 2024
World
0.0079 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Luxembourg rank
5th
World rank
5th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Luxembourg
  • World
00.511.5198520042024

How they compare

Luxembourg currently reports 1.44 units per square kilometre against 0.0079 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes Luxembourg's figure about 183.1 times World's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 5th and World ranks 5th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg World Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0152 units per square kilometre 0.005 units per square kilometre 0.0102 units per square kilometre Luxembourg
2010s 0.0698 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre 0.063 units per square kilometre Luxembourg
2020s 0.6572 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 0.6495 units per square kilometre Luxembourg

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Luxembourg or World?
Luxembourg, at 1.44 units per square kilometre against 0.0079 units per square kilometre in World as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Luxembourg and World?
1.43 units per square kilometre, with Luxembourg ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and World?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and World rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Luxembourg ranks 5th and World ranks 5th 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.