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

Macao
1.47 units per square kilometre
in 2024
World
0.0079 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Macao rank
4th
World rank
5th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Macao
  • World
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How they compare

Macao currently reports 1.47 units per square kilometre against 0.0079 units per square kilometre in World, a difference of 1.46 units per square kilometre.

That makes Macao's figure about 186.8 times World's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Macao has been ahead every year.

Macao ranks 4th and World ranks 5th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macao World Difference Ahead
2000s 3.95 units per square kilometre 0.0052 units per square kilometre 3.94 units per square kilometre Macao
2010s 1.95 units per square kilometre 0.0067 units per square kilometre 1.94 units per square kilometre Macao
2020s 1.17 units per square kilometre 0.0077 units per square kilometre 1.17 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, Macao or World?
Macao, at 1.47 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 Macao and World?
1.46 units per square kilometre, with Macao ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and World?
22 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Macao and World rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Macao ranks 4th 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.