Czechia vs New Zealand: Annual patent applications per million people
Czechia
51.5 applications per million people
in 2021
New Zealand
64.9 applications per million people
in 2021
Czechia rank
36th
New Zealand rank
33rd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Czechia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 64.9 applications per million people against 51.5 applications per million people in Czechia, a difference of 13.4 applications per million people.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Czechia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was New Zealand ahead.
Czechia ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 33rd of 135 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.93 applications per million people | 354.17 applications per million people | 289.24 applications per million people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 61.73 applications per million people | 423.44 applications per million people | 361.7 applications per million people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 78.88 applications per million people | 272.38 applications per million people | 193.5 applications per million people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 57.2 applications per million people | 66.75 applications per million people | 9.55 applications per million people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Czechia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 64.9 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 New Zealand?
- 13.4 applications per million people, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and New Zealand?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Czechia and New Zealand rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Czechia ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 33rd 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.