Malaysia vs New Zealand: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 2024
New Zealand
0.0216 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
New Zealand rank
25th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • New Zealand
00.010.020.03198020022024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0216 units per square kilometre against 0.0193 units per square kilometre in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0023 units per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was New Zealand ahead.

Malaysia ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 157 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.0127 units per square kilometre 0.0078 units per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.0168 units per square kilometre 0.0047 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0196 units per square kilometre 0.0054 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.0182 units per square kilometre 0.0203 units per square kilometre 0.0021 units per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0195 units per square kilometre 0.023 units per square kilometre 0.0036 units per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Malaysia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 0.0216 units per square kilometre against 0.0193 units per square kilometre in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Malaysia and New Zealand?
0.0023 units per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and New Zealand?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and New Zealand rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 27th and New Zealand ranks 25th 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.