Egypt vs Uruguay: Annual patent applications per million people
Egypt
7.94 applications per million people
in 2021
Uruguay
6.79 applications per million people
in 2017
Egypt rank
81st
Uruguay rank
84th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Egypt
- Uruguay
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 7.94 applications per million people against 6.79 applications per million people in Uruguay, a difference of 1.15 applications per million people.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uruguay ahead.
Egypt ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 84th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.45 applications per million people | 15.33 applications per million people | 12.88 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 6.04 applications per million people | 9.2 applications per million people | 3.16 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 6.17 applications per million people | 11.16 applications per million people | 5 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.62 applications per million people | 7.51 applications per million people | 0.1055 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 Uruguay?
- Egypt, at 7.94 applications per million people against 6.79 applications per million people in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Egypt and Uruguay?
- 1.15 applications per million people, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Uruguay?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Egypt and Uruguay rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Egypt ranks 81st and Uruguay ranks 84th 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.