Algeria vs Indonesia: Annual patent applications per million people

Algeria
5.99 applications per million people
in 2021
Indonesia
5.05 applications per million people
in 2021
Algeria rank
86th
Indonesia rank
88th

Annual patent applications per million people over time

  • Algeria
  • Indonesia
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How they compare

Algeria currently reports 5.99 applications per million people against 5.05 applications per million people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.94 applications per million people.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 86th and Indonesia ranks 88th of 135 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Indonesia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Indonesia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8009 applications per million people 0.2346 applications per million people 0.5663 applications per million people Algeria
1990s 0.9224 applications per million people 0.3244 applications per million people 0.598 applications per million people Algeria
2000s 1.59 applications per million people 1.01 applications per million people 0.5759 applications per million people Algeria
2010s 2.74 applications per million people 4.75 applications per million people 2.01 applications per million people Indonesia
2020s 4.84 applications per million people 4.91 applications per million people 0.0613 applications per million people Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Algeria or Indonesia?
Algeria, at 5.99 applications per million people against 5.05 applications per million people in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Algeria and Indonesia?
0.94 applications per million people, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Indonesia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
How do Algeria and Indonesia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
Algeria ranks 86th and Indonesia ranks 88th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i, published as Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications per million people
Unit
applications per million people
Source
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed