Dominican Republic vs Zambia: Annual patent applications per million people
Dominican Republic
0.6293 applications per million people
in 2021
Zambia
0.6631 applications per million people
in 2021
Dominican Republic rank
119th
Zambia rank
118th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Dominican Republic
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.6631 applications per million people against 0.6293 applications per million people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.0338 applications per million people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 118th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.07 applications per million people | 0.1567 applications per million people | 3.91 applications per million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.76 applications per million people | 0.6841 applications per million people | 1.07 applications per million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 1.83 applications per million people | 0.6275 applications per million people | 1.2 applications per million people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.7689 applications per million people | 0.7775 applications per million people | 0.0087 applications per million people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Dominican Republic or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.6631 applications per million people against 0.6293 applications per million people in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Dominican Republic and Zambia?
- 0.0338 applications per million people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Zambia?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
- How do Dominican Republic and Zambia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Dominican Republic ranks 119th and Zambia ranks 118th 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.