El Salvador vs Madagascar: Annual patent applications per million people
El Salvador
0.3197 applications per million people
in 2021
Madagascar
0.2021 applications per million people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
125th
Madagascar rank
127th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- El Salvador
- Madagascar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3197 applications per million people against 0.2021 applications per million people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.1176 applications per million people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1994 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 127th of 135 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 applications per million people | 1.11 applications per million people | 0.022 applications per million people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.7258 applications per million people | 0.2528 applications per million people | 0.473 applications per million people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4806 applications per million people | 0.2047 applications per million people | 0.276 applications per million people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, El Salvador or Madagascar?
- El Salvador, at 0.3197 applications per million people against 0.2021 applications per million people in Madagascar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 0.1176 applications per million people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Madagascar rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- El Salvador ranks 125th and Madagascar ranks 127th 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.