Malaysia vs Thailand: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Malaysia
0.0193 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Thailand
0.0153 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malaysia rank
27th
Thailand rank
30th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Malaysia
  • Thailand
00.0050.010.0150.02198020022024

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 0.0193 units per square kilometre against 0.0153 units per square kilometre in Thailand, a difference of 0.004 units per square kilometre.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

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

Malaysia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 30th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0049 units per square kilometre 0.0018 units per square kilometre 0.0032 units per square kilometre Malaysia
1990s 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.0064 units per square kilometre 0.0057 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2000s 0.0142 units per square kilometre 0.0096 units per square kilometre 0.0046 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2010s 0.0182 units per square kilometre 0.0113 units per square kilometre 0.0069 units per square kilometre Malaysia
2020s 0.0195 units per square kilometre 0.0147 units per square kilometre 0.0048 units per square kilometre Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Malaysia or Thailand?
Malaysia, at 0.0193 units per square kilometre against 0.0153 units per square kilometre in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Malaysia and Thailand?
0.004 units per square kilometre, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Thailand?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Malaysia and Thailand rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Malaysia ranks 27th and Thailand ranks 30th 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.