Macao vs Singapore: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Macao
1.47 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Singapore
15.9 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Macao rank
4th
Singapore rank
1st

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Macao
  • Singapore
05101520198020022024

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 15.9 units per square kilometre against 1.47 units per square kilometre in Macao, a difference of 14.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes Singapore's figure about 10.8 times Macao's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao Singapore Difference Ahead
2000s 3.95 units per square kilometre 10.88 units per square kilometre 6.93 units per square kilometre Singapore
2010s 1.95 units per square kilometre 13.34 units per square kilometre 11.39 units per square kilometre Singapore
2020s 1.23 units per square kilometre 16.82 units per square kilometre 15.59 units per square kilometre Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Macao or Singapore?
Singapore, at 15.9 units per square kilometre against 1.47 units per square kilometre in Macao as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Macao and Singapore?
14.43 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Singapore?
23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Macao and Singapore rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Macao ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 1st 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.