Ecuador vs Jordan: Annual patent applications per million people
Ecuador
1.98 applications per million people
in 2021
Jordan
2.26 applications per million people
in 2021
Ecuador rank
104th
Jordan rank
102nd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Ecuador
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 2.26 applications per million people against 1.98 applications per million people in Ecuador, a difference of 0.28 applications per million people.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Jordan ahead.
Ecuador ranks 104th and Jordan ranks 102nd of 135 countries.
Jordan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.54 applications per million people | 3.28 applications per million people | 0.7453 applications per million people | Jordan |
| 2000s | 0.6055 applications per million people | 8.19 applications per million people | 7.58 applications per million people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 1.35 applications per million people | 3.55 applications per million people | 2.2 applications per million people | Jordan |
| 2020s | 1.93 applications per million people | 2.79 applications per million people | 0.8561 applications per million people | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Ecuador or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 2.26 applications per million people against 1.98 applications per million people in Ecuador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Ecuador and Jordan?
- 0.28 applications per million people, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jordan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
- How do Ecuador and Jordan rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Ecuador ranks 104th and Jordan ranks 102nd 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.