Czechia vs Hong Kong: Annual patent applications per million people
Czechia
51.5 applications per million people
in 2021
Hong Kong
54.09 applications per million people
in 2021
Czechia rank
36th
Hong Kong rank
35th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Czechia
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 54.09 applications per million people against 51.5 applications per million people in Czechia, a difference of 2.59 applications per million people.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 36th and Hong Kong ranks 35th of 135 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.93 applications per million people | 6.43 applications per million people | 58.5 applications per million people | Czechia |
| 2000s | 61.73 applications per million people | 18.72 applications per million people | 43.01 applications per million people | Czechia |
| 2010s | 78.88 applications per million people | 32.31 applications per million people | 46.57 applications per million people | Czechia |
| 2020s | 57.2 applications per million people | 55.32 applications per million people | 1.88 applications per million people | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Czechia or Hong Kong?
- Hong Kong, at 54.09 applications per million people against 51.5 applications per million people in Czechia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Czechia and Hong Kong?
- 2.59 applications per million people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Hong Kong?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Czechia and Hong Kong rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Czechia ranks 36th and Hong Kong ranks 35th 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.