Malta vs Netherlands: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Malta
0.0413 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands
0.0376 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta rank
16th
Netherlands rank
17th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- Netherlands
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0413 units per square kilometre against 0.0376 units per square kilometre in Netherlands, a difference of 0.0037 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 17th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 0.0227 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 0.0607 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.6797 units per square kilometre | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | 0.6663 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0095 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2020s | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Malta or Netherlands?
- Malta, at 0.0413 units per square kilometre against 0.0376 units per square kilometre in Netherlands as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Malta and Netherlands?
- 0.0037 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Netherlands?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Netherlands rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 17th 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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About this data
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.