Belgium vs Poland: Annual patent applications per million people
Belgium
68.96 applications per million people
in 2021
Poland
91.32 applications per million people
in 2021
Belgium rank
31st
Poland rank
29th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Belgium
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 91.32 applications per million people against 68.96 applications per million people in Belgium, a difference of 22.36 applications per million people.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.3 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Poland ahead.
Belgium ranks 31st and Poland ranks 29th of 135 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.91 applications per million people | 142.78 applications per million people | 64.87 applications per million people | Poland |
| 1990s | 69.98 applications per million people | 72.34 applications per million people | 2.36 applications per million people | Poland |
| 2000s | 52.35 applications per million people | 61.63 applications per million people | 9.28 applications per million people | Poland |
| 2010s | 74.54 applications per million people | 106.88 applications per million people | 32.35 applications per million people | Poland |
| 2020s | 71.83 applications per million people | 99.1 applications per million people | 27.27 applications per million people | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Belgium or Poland?
- Poland, at 91.32 applications per million people against 68.96 applications per million people in Belgium as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Belgium and Poland?
- 22.36 applications per million people, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Poland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Belgium and Poland rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Belgium ranks 31st and Poland ranks 29th 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.