Belarus vs Mongolia: Annual patent applications per million people
Belarus
29.67 applications per million people
in 2021
Mongolia
32.21 applications per million people
in 2021
Belarus rank
44th
Mongolia rank
43rd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Belarus
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 32.21 applications per million people against 29.67 applications per million people in Belarus, a difference of 2.54 applications per million people.
That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.1 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 44th and Mongolia ranks 43rd of 135 countries.
Belarus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.71 applications per million people | 56.27 applications per million people | 17.44 applications per million people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 119.01 applications per million people | 46.48 applications per million people | 72.53 applications per million people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 80.39 applications per million people | 36.98 applications per million people | 43.41 applications per million people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 31.73 applications per million people | 26.02 applications per million people | 5.71 applications per million people | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Belarus or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 32.21 applications per million people against 29.67 applications per million people in Belarus as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Belarus and Mongolia?
- 2.54 applications per million people, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Mongolia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Belarus and Mongolia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Belarus ranks 44th and Mongolia ranks 43rd 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.