Croatia vs India: Annual patent applications per million people
Croatia
19.85 applications per million people
in 2021
India
18.57 applications per million people
in 2021
Croatia rank
58th
India rank
61st
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Croatia
- India
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 19.85 applications per million people against 18.57 applications per million people in India, a difference of 1.28 applications per million people.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 58th and India ranks 61st of 135 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.17 applications per million people | 1.74 applications per million people | 68.43 applications per million people | Croatia |
| 2000s | 78.74 applications per million people | 3.88 applications per million people | 74.86 applications per million people | Croatia |
| 2010s | 45.89 applications per million people | 9.52 applications per million people | 36.38 applications per million people | Croatia |
| 2020s | 24.87 applications per million people | 17.54 applications per million people | 7.33 applications per million people | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Croatia or India?
- Croatia, at 19.85 applications per million people against 18.57 applications per million people in India as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Croatia and India?
- 1.28 applications per million people, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and India?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
- How do Croatia and India rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Croatia ranks 58th and India ranks 61st 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.