China vs Germany: Annual patent applications per million people
China
1,010 applications per million people
in 2021
Germany
478.65 applications per million people
in 2021
China rank
3rd
Germany rank
5th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 1,010 applications per million people against 478.65 applications per million people in Germany, a difference of 531.46 applications per million people.
That makes China's figure about 2.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Germany ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Germany ranks 5th of 135 countries.