Samoa vs Sweden: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre

Samoa
0.0007 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Sweden
0.0007 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Samoa rank
89th
Sweden rank
88th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time

  • Samoa
  • Sweden
00.010.020.03198020022024

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.0007 units per square kilometre against 0.0007 units per square kilometre in Samoa, a difference of 0 units per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sweden ahead.

Samoa ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 88th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sweden Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0011 units per square kilometre 0.0091 units per square kilometre 0.008 units per square kilometre Sweden
1990s 0.0008 units per square kilometre 0.002 units per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre Sweden
2000s 0.0024 units per square kilometre 0.0013 units per square kilometre 0.0011 units per square kilometre Samoa
2010s 0.0121 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0111 units per square kilometre Samoa
2020s 0.0007 units per square kilometre 0.001 units per square kilometre 0.0003 units per square kilometre Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Samoa or Sweden?
Sweden, at 0.0007 units per square kilometre against 0.0007 units per square kilometre in Samoa as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Samoa and Sweden?
0 units per square kilometre, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
13 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
Samoa ranks 89th and Sweden ranks 88th 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.