Malta vs United States: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Malta
0.0413 units per square kilometre
in 2024
United States
0.0364 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Malta rank
16th
United States rank
19th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Malta
- United States
How they compare
Malta currently reports 0.0413 units per square kilometre against 0.0364 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0049 units per square kilometre.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 16th and United States ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0488 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0428 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 1990s | 0.0781 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0676 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2000s | 0.6797 units per square kilometre | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 0.6595 units per square kilometre | Malta |
| 2010s | 0.0197 units per square kilometre | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0298 units per square kilometre | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | 0.005 units per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Malta or United States?
- Malta, at 0.0413 units per square kilometre against 0.0364 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Malta and United States?
- 0.0049 units per square kilometre, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and United States?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Malta and United States rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Malta ranks 16th and United States ranks 19th 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.