Bahamas vs Malta: Annual patent applications per million people
Bahamas
10.24 applications per million people
in 2017
Malta
9.65 applications per million people
in 2021
Bahamas rank
73rd
Malta rank
74th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Bahamas
- Malta
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 10.24 applications per million people against 9.65 applications per million people in Malta, a difference of 0.59 applications per million people.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Malta ahead.
Bahamas ranks 73rd and Malta ranks 74th of 135 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.95 applications per million people | 12.82 applications per million people | 2.86 applications per million people | Malta |
| 1990s | 5.93 applications per million people | 10.1 applications per million people | 4.16 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2010s | 6.07 applications per million people | 17.65 applications per million people | 11.58 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, Bahamas or Malta?
- Bahamas, at 10.24 applications per million people against 9.65 applications per million people in Malta as of 2017.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Bahamas and Malta?
- 0.59 applications per million people, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Malta?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Bahamas and Malta rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bahamas ranks 73rd 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.