Switzerland vs Tonga: Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre
Switzerland
0.0069 units per square kilometre
in 2024
Tonga
0.0083 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Switzerland rank
43rd
Tonga rank
40th
Patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre over time
- Switzerland
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.0083 units per square kilometre against 0.0069 units per square kilometre in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0014 units per square kilometre.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2016 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 43rd and Tonga ranks 40th of 157 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 0.002 units per square kilometre | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre, Switzerland or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 0.0083 units per square kilometre against 0.0069 units per square kilometre in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre between Switzerland and Tonga?
- 0.0014 units per square kilometre, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Tonga?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2016 to 2023.
- How do Switzerland and Tonga rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per square kilometre?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd and Tonga ranks 40th 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.