Colombia vs Egypt: Annual patent applications per million people
Colombia
8.44 applications per million people
in 2021
Egypt
7.94 applications per million people
in 2021
Colombia rank
78th
Egypt rank
81st
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Colombia
- Egypt
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8.44 applications per million people against 7.94 applications per million people in Egypt, a difference of 0.5 applications per million people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Colombia ranks 78th and Egypt ranks 81st of 135 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.32 applications per million people | 2.6 applications per million people | 0.2793 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.25 applications per million people | 6.04 applications per million people | 2.79 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 2.2 applications per million people | 6.17 applications per million people | 3.96 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 7.03 applications per million people | 8.05 applications per million people | 1.02 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 7.86 applications per million people | 8.44 applications per million people | 0.5795 applications per million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Colombia or Egypt?
- Colombia, at 8.44 applications per million people against 7.94 applications per million people in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Colombia and Egypt?
- 0.5 applications per million people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Egypt?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Egypt rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Colombia ranks 78th and Egypt ranks 81st 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) β 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.