Singapore vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Singapore
15.9 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0005 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Singapore rank
1st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
1st
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Singapore
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 15.9 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 15.9 units per square kilometre.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st of 157 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.2 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 1.2 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 1990s | 6.56 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 6.56 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2000s | 10.16 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 10.16 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2010s | 13.34 units per square kilometre | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | 13.34 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
| 2020s | 17.06 units per square kilometre | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 17.06 units per square kilometre | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Singapore or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Singapore, at 15.9 units per square kilometre against 0.0005 units per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 15.9 units per square kilometre, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 1st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 1st 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.