Low income vs United Kingdom: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Low income
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 11,592 against 600 in Low income, a difference of 10,992.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 19.3 times Low income's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Low income ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 11 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Low income | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200 | 19,600 | 19,400 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 3,870 | 18,890 | 15,020 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 3,080 | 14,334 | 11,254 | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 600 | 11,990 | 11,390 | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Low income or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 11,592 against 600 in Low income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Low income and United Kingdom?
- 10,992, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Low income and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Low income and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Low income ranks 11th and United Kingdom ranks 9th 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.