Bangladesh vs Yemen: Annual patent applications per million people
Bangladesh
0.4414 applications per million people
in 2021
Yemen
0.5385 applications per million people
in 2021
Bangladesh rank
123rd
Yemen rank
121st
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Bangladesh
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.5385 applications per million people against 0.4414 applications per million people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0971 applications per million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Yemen ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 123rd and Yemen ranks 121st of 135 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3089 applications per million people | 0.4262 applications per million people | 0.1173 applications per million people | Yemen |
| 2000s | 0.3375 applications per million people | 0.526 applications per million people | 0.1885 applications per million people | Yemen |
| 2010s | 0.3659 applications per million people | 0.835 applications per million people | 0.4691 applications per million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.341 applications per million people | 1.1 applications per million people | 0.7585 applications per million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Bangladesh or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.5385 applications per million people against 0.4414 applications per million people in Bangladesh as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Bangladesh and Yemen?
- 0.0971 applications per million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Yemen?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Bangladesh and Yemen rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bangladesh ranks 123rd and Yemen ranks 121st 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.