Czechia vs Latvia: Annual patent applications per million people
Czechia
51.5 applications per million people
in 2021
Latvia
55.19 applications per million people
in 2021
Czechia rank
36th
Latvia rank
34th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Czechia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 55.19 applications per million people against 51.5 applications per million people in Czechia, a difference of 3.69 applications per million people.
That makes Latvia's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Czechia ahead.
Czechia ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 34th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.93 applications per million people | 68.76 applications per million people | 3.83 applications per million people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 61.73 applications per million people | 61.51 applications per million people | 0.2189 applications per million people | Czechia |
| 2010s | 78.88 applications per million people | 67.82 applications per million people | 11.06 applications per million people | Czechia |
| 2020s | 57.2 applications per million people | 52.06 applications per million people | 5.14 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 Latvia?
- Latvia, at 55.19 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 Latvia?
- 3.69 applications per million people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Latvia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Czechia and Latvia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Czechia ranks 36th and Latvia ranks 34th 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.