Lower middle income vs United Kingdom: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Lower middle income
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 42,400 against 11,592 in United Kingdom, a difference of 30,808.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 3.7 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Lower middle income ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 12 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Lower middle income averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lower middle income | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,700 | 19,600 | 9,900 | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 10,550 | 18,890 | 8,340 | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 32,320 | 14,334 | 17,986 | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 42,400 | 11,990 | 30,410 | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Lower middle income or United Kingdom?
- Lower middle income, at 42,400 against 11,592 in United Kingdom as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Lower middle income and United Kingdom?
- 30,808, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lower middle income and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Lower middle income and United Kingdom rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Lower middle income ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 9th of 12 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.