Bahamas vs Vietnam: Annual patent applications per million people
Bahamas
10.24 applications per million people
in 2017
Vietnam
10.77 applications per million people
in 2021
Bahamas rank
73rd
Vietnam rank
72nd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Bahamas
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 10.77 applications per million people against 10.24 applications per million people in Bahamas, a difference of 0.53 applications per million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Bahamas's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 73rd and Vietnam ranks 72nd of 135 countries.
Bahamas has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.32 applications per million people | 0.4451 applications per million people | 9.87 applications per million people | Bahamas |
| 1990s | 5.93 applications per million people | 0.6456 applications per million people | 5.29 applications per million people | Bahamas |
| 2010s | 6.07 applications per million people | 5.49 applications per million people | 0.5819 applications per million people | Bahamas |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Bahamas or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 10.77 applications per million people against 10.24 applications per million people in Bahamas as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Bahamas and Vietnam?
- 0.53 applications per million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Vietnam?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2017.
- How do Bahamas and Vietnam rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bahamas ranks 73rd 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.