Egypt vs Morocco: Annual patent applications per million people
Egypt
7.94 applications per million people
in 2021
Morocco
6.87 applications per million people
in 2021
Egypt rank
81st
Morocco rank
83rd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Egypt
- Morocco
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.94 applications per million people against 6.87 applications per million people in Morocco, a difference of 1.07 applications per million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Morocco ranks 83rd of 135 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.45 applications per million people | 1.97 applications per million people | 0.4875 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 1990s | 5.81 applications per million people | 2.96 applications per million people | 2.85 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 2000s | 5.79 applications per million people | 4.39 applications per million people | 1.39 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.05 applications per million people | 6.5 applications per million people | 1.55 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 2020s | 8.44 applications per million people | 6.85 applications per million people | 1.59 applications per million people | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Egypt or Morocco?
- Egypt, at 7.94 applications per million people against 6.87 applications per million people in Morocco as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Egypt and Morocco?
- 1.07 applications per million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Morocco ranks 83rd 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.