Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Annual patent applications per million people
Bangladesh
0.4414 applications per million people
in 2021
El Salvador
0.3197 applications per million people
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
123rd
El Salvador rank
125th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Bangladesh
- El Salvador
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.4414 applications per million people against 0.3197 applications per million people in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1217 applications per million people.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was El Salvador ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 123rd and El Salvador ranks 125th of 135 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.427 applications per million people | 4.83 applications per million people | 4.41 applications per million people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 0.404 applications per million people | 1.61 applications per million people | 1.21 applications per million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.3893 applications per million people | 0.6128 applications per million people | 0.2235 applications per million people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.341 applications per million people | 0.4806 applications per million people | 0.1397 applications per million people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
- Bangladesh, at 0.4414 applications per million people against 0.3197 applications per million people in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 0.1217 applications per million people, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and El Salvador?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and El Salvador rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bangladesh ranks 123rd and El Salvador ranks 125th 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.