Bangladesh vs El Salvador: Patent applications per million

Bangladesh
0.4414
in 2021
El Salvador
0.3197
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
123rd
El Salvador rank
125th

Patent applications per million over time

  • Bangladesh
  • El Salvador
02468198020002021

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.4414 against 0.3197 in El Salvador, a difference of 0.1217.

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 4.83 4.41 El Salvador
1990s 0.404 1.61 1.21 El Salvador
2010s 0.3893 0.6128 0.2235 El Salvador
2020s 0.341 0.4806 0.1397 El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications per million, Bangladesh or El Salvador?
Bangladesh, at 0.4414 against 0.3197 in El Salvador as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications per million between Bangladesh and El Salvador?
0.1217, 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 patent applications per million?
Bangladesh ranks 123rd and El Salvador ranks 125th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Patent applications per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications per million
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed