Egypt vs Panama: Annual patent applications per million people
Egypt
7.94 applications per million people
in 2021
Panama
8.05 applications per million people
in 2021
Egypt rank
81st
Panama rank
79th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Egypt
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 8.05 applications per million people against 7.94 applications per million people in Egypt, a difference of 0.11 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Panama ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Panama ranks 79th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.45 applications per million people | 4.85 applications per million people | 2.4 applications per million people | Panama |
| 1990s | 5.5 applications per million people | 7.07 applications per million people | 1.57 applications per million people | Panama |
| 2000s | 7.31 applications per million people | 2.33 applications per million people | 4.98 applications per million people | Egypt |
| 2010s | 8.29 applications per million people | 10.03 applications per million people | 1.74 applications per million people | Panama |
| 2020s | 8.44 applications per million people | 6.59 applications per million people | 1.85 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 Panama?
- Panama, at 8.05 applications per million people against 7.94 applications per million people in Egypt as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Egypt and Panama?
- 0.11 applications per million people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Egypt and Panama rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Panama ranks 79th 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.