Belarus vs Romania: Annual patent applications per million people
Belarus
29.67 applications per million people
in 2021
Romania
40.37 applications per million people
in 2021
Belarus rank
44th
Romania rank
41st
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Belarus
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 40.37 applications per million people against 29.67 applications per million people in Belarus, a difference of 10.7 applications per million people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Belarus's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 44th and Romania ranks 41st of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.33 applications per million people | 67.91 applications per million people | 9.41 applications per million people | Belarus |
| 2000s | 123.81 applications per million people | 46.94 applications per million people | 76.87 applications per million people | Belarus |
| 2010s | 100.34 applications per million people | 54.56 applications per million people | 45.77 applications per million people | Belarus |
| 2020s | 31.73 applications per million people | 41.39 applications per million people | 9.66 applications per million people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Belarus or Romania?
- Romania, at 40.37 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 Romania?
- 10.7 applications per million people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Romania?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Belarus and Romania rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Belarus ranks 44th and Romania ranks 41st 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.