Netherlands vs United States: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Netherlands
0.0376 units per square kilometre
in 2024
United States
0.0364 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Netherlands rank
17th
United States rank
19th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Netherlands
- United States
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.0376 units per square kilometre against 0.0364 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.0012 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Netherlands ahead.
Netherlands ranks 17th and United States ranks 19th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0714 units per square kilometre | 0.0059 units per square kilometre | 0.0655 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 0.0174 units per square kilometre | 0.0105 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | 0.0199 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 0.0102 units per square kilometre | 0.0312 units per square kilometre | 0.021 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 0.0396 units per square kilometre | 0.0348 units per square kilometre | 0.0048 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, Netherlands or United States?
- Netherlands, at 0.0376 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 Netherlands and United States?
- 0.0012 units per square kilometre, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Netherlands ranks 17th 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.