Austria vs Barbados: Annual patent applications per million people
Austria
209.03 applications per million people
in 2021
Barbados
258.73 applications per million people
in 2021
Austria rank
10th
Barbados rank
9th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Austria
- Barbados
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 258.73 applications per million people against 209.03 applications per million people in Austria, a difference of 49.7 applications per million people.
That makes Barbados's figure about 1.2 times Austria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 10th and Barbados ranks 9th of 135 countries.
Austria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Barbados | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 307.35 applications per million people | 11.77 applications per million people | 295.58 applications per million people | Austria |
| 2000s | 274.9 applications per million people | 7.42 applications per million people | 267.48 applications per million people | Austria |
| 2010s | 249.87 applications per million people | 7.2 applications per million people | 242.67 applications per million people | Austria |
| 2020s | 223.61 applications per million people | 180.84 applications per million people | 42.77 applications per million people | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Austria or Barbados?
- Barbados, at 258.73 applications per million people against 209.03 applications per million people in Austria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Austria and Barbados?
- 49.7 applications per million people, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Barbados?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2021.
- How do Austria and Barbados rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Austria ranks 10th and Barbados ranks 9th 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.