Libya vs Zambia: Annual patent applications

Libya
12
in 1996
Zambia
13
in 2021
Libya rank
103rd
Zambia rank
102nd

Annual patent applications over time

  • Libya
  • Zambia
0510152025198020002021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 13 against 12 in Libya, a difference of 1.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Zambia ahead.

Libya ranks 103rd and Zambia ranks 102nd of 135 countries.

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About this data

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
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