Malta vs United Arab Emirates: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Malta
0.0413 units per square kilometre
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
0.0467 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta rank
16th
United Arab Emirates rank
15th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Malta
  • United Arab Emirates
0123198020022024

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0467 units per square kilometre against 0.0413 units per square kilometre in Malta, a difference of 0.0054 units per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th of 157 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2010s 0.0197 units per square kilometre 0.0217 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0298 units per square kilometre 0.0381 units per square kilometre 0.0083 units per square kilometre United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Malta or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0467 units per square kilometre against 0.0413 units per square kilometre in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Malta and United Arab Emirates?
0.0054 units per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United Arab Emirates?
15 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2024.
How do Malta and United Arab Emirates rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Malta ranks 16th and United Arab Emirates ranks 15th 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.