Azerbaijan vs Malta: Annual patent applications per million people
Azerbaijan
11.74 applications per million people
in 2021
Malta
9.65 applications per million people
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
71st
Malta rank
74th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Azerbaijan
- Malta
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 11.74 applications per million people against 9.65 applications per million people in Malta, a difference of 2.09 applications per million people.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Malta ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 71st and Malta ranks 74th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.01 applications per million people | 22.47 applications per million people | 2.54 applications per million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 28.48 applications per million people | 39.98 applications per million people | 11.5 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2010s | 18.36 applications per million people | 17.05 applications per million people | 1.3 applications per million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 10.33 applications per million people | 10.64 applications per million people | 0.3169 applications per million people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Azerbaijan or Malta?
- Azerbaijan, at 11.74 applications per million people against 9.65 applications per million people in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Azerbaijan and Malta?
- 2.09 applications per million people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Malta?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Malta rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Azerbaijan ranks 71st and Malta ranks 74th 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.