Morocco vs South Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Morocco
0.0057 units per square kilometre
in 2024
South Africa
0.007 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Morocco rank
45th
South Africa rank
42nd
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Morocco
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0057 units per square kilometre in Morocco, a difference of 0.0013 units per square kilometre.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was South Africa ahead.
Morocco ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 42nd of 157 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Morocco or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.007 units per square kilometre against 0.0057 units per square kilometre in Morocco as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Morocco and South Africa?
- 0.0013 units per square kilometre, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and South Africa?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Morocco and South Africa rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Morocco ranks 45th and South Africa ranks 42nd 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.