Azerbaijan vs Vietnam: Annual patent applications per million people
Azerbaijan
11.74 applications per million people
in 2021
Vietnam
10.77 applications per million people
in 2021
Azerbaijan rank
71st
Vietnam rank
72nd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Azerbaijan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 11.74 applications per million people against 10.77 applications per million people in Vietnam, a difference of 0.97 applications per million people.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Azerbaijan ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 72nd of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 3 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.01 applications per million people | 0.4125 applications per million people | 24.59 applications per million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2000s | 29.7 applications per million people | 1.82 applications per million people | 27.87 applications per million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2010s | 18.36 applications per million people | 5.39 applications per million people | 12.96 applications per million people | Azerbaijan |
| 2020s | 10.33 applications per million people | 10.59 applications per million people | 0.2647 applications per million people | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Azerbaijan or Vietnam?
- Azerbaijan, at 11.74 applications per million people against 10.77 applications per million people in Vietnam as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Azerbaijan and Vietnam?
- 0.97 applications per million people, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Vietnam?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
- How do Azerbaijan and Vietnam rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Azerbaijan ranks 71st and Vietnam ranks 72nd 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.