High income vs United States of America: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- High income
- United States of America
How they compare
High income currently reports 870,300 against 262,244 in United States of America, a difference of 608,056.
That makes High income's figure about 3.3 times United States of America's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, High income has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 11 groups.
High income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 710,933 | 134,399 | 576,534 | High income |
| 2000s | 850,060 | 203,253 | 646,807 | High income |
| 2010s | 900,110 | 277,921 | 622,189 | High income |
| 2020s | 870,300 | 269,586 | 600,714 | High income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, High income or United States of America?
- High income, at 870,300 against 262,244 in United States of America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between High income and United States of America?
- 608,056, with High income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and United States of America?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do High income and United States of America rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- High income ranks 4th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 11 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.