Bulgaria vs Malaysia: Annual patent applications per million people
Bulgaria
25.36 applications per million people
in 2021
Malaysia
25.76 applications per million people
in 2021
Bulgaria rank
51st
Malaysia rank
50th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Bulgaria
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 25.76 applications per million people against 25.36 applications per million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.4 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Malaysia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 50th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.69 applications per million people | 3.18 applications per million people | 1.5 applications per million people | Malaysia |
| 1990s | 39.3 applications per million people | 8.49 applications per million people | 30.81 applications per million people | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 33.01 applications per million people | 20.84 applications per million people | 12.17 applications per million people | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 33.03 applications per million people | 37.88 applications per million people | 4.85 applications per million people | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 30.92 applications per million people | 27.47 applications per million people | 3.45 applications per million people | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Bulgaria or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 25.76 applications per million people against 25.36 applications per million people in Bulgaria as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 0.4 applications per million people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Malaysia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2021.
- How do Bulgaria and Malaysia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Bulgaria ranks 51st and Malaysia ranks 50th 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.