Algeria vs Morocco: Annual patent applications per million people
Algeria
5.99 applications per million people
in 2021
Morocco
6.87 applications per million people
in 2021
Algeria rank
86th
Morocco rank
83rd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Algeria
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 6.87 applications per million people against 5.99 applications per million people in Algeria, a difference of 0.88 applications per million people.
That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Algeria's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Morocco ahead.
Algeria ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd of 135 countries.
Morocco has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7057 applications per million people | 1.95 applications per million people | 1.25 applications per million people | Morocco |
| 1990s | 0.8331 applications per million people | 2.96 applications per million people | 2.13 applications per million people | Morocco |
| 2000s | 1.76 applications per million people | 4.47 applications per million people | 2.71 applications per million people | Morocco |
| 2010s | 2.79 applications per million people | 6.5 applications per million people | 3.71 applications per million people | Morocco |
| 2020s | 4.84 applications per million people | 6.85 applications per million people | 2.01 applications per million people | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Algeria or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 6.87 applications per million people against 5.99 applications per million people in Algeria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Algeria and Morocco?
- 0.88 applications per million people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Morocco?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Algeria and Morocco rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Algeria ranks 86th and Morocco ranks 83rd 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) β 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.