Chile vs Nigeria: Annual patent applications

Chile

402

in 2021

Nigeria

410

in 2020

Chile rank

50th

Nigeria rank

48th

Annual patent applications over time

Nigeria currently reports 410 against 402 in Chile, a difference of 8.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 50th and Nigeria ranks 48th of 135 countries.

Indicator: Annual patent applications
Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026