Czechia vs Hong Kong (China): Patent applications per million

Czechia
51.5
in 2021
Hong Kong (China)
54.09
in 2021
Czechia rank
36th
Hong Kong (China) rank
35th

Patent applications per million over time

  • Czechia
  • Hong Kong (China)
020406080100198320022021

How they compare

Hong Kong (China) currently reports 54.09 against 51.5 in Czechia, a difference of 2.59.

That makes Hong Kong (China)'s figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 36th and Hong Kong (China) ranks 35th of 135 countries.

Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Hong Kong (China) Difference Ahead
1990s 64.93 6.43 58.5 Czechia
2000s 61.73 18.72 43.01 Czechia
2010s 78.88 32.31 46.57 Czechia
2020s 57.2 55.32 1.88 Czechia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications per million, Czechia or Hong Kong (China)?
Hong Kong (China), at 54.09 against 51.5 in Czechia as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications per million between Czechia and Hong Kong (China)?
2.59, with Hong Kong (China) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Hong Kong (China)?
29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Czechia and Hong Kong (China) rank globally for patent applications per million?
Czechia ranks 36th and Hong Kong (China) ranks 35th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Patent applications per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications per million
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed