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
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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.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications per million people
Unit
applications per million people
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed