Bhutan vs Pakistan: Annual patent applications per million people
Bhutan
1.31 applications per million people
in 2019
Pakistan
1.78 applications per million people
in 2021
Bhutan rank
111th
Pakistan rank
108th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Bhutan
- Pakistan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1.78 applications per million people against 1.31 applications per million people in Bhutan, a difference of 0.47 applications per million people.
That makes Pakistan's figure about 1.4 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 111th and Pakistan ranks 108th of 135 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Bhutan or Pakistan?
- Pakistan, at 1.78 applications per million people against 1.31 applications per million people in Bhutan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Bhutan and Pakistan?
- 0.47 applications per million people, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Pakistan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2019.
- How do Bhutan and Pakistan rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bhutan ranks 111th and Pakistan ranks 108th 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.