El Salvador vs Uganda: Annual patent applications per million people
El Salvador
0.3197 applications per million people
in 2021
Uganda
0.3049 applications per million people
in 2021
El Salvador rank
125th
Uganda rank
126th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- El Salvador
- Uganda
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.3197 applications per million people against 0.3049 applications per million people in Uganda, a difference of 0.0148 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 126th of 135 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6128 applications per million people | 0.3489 applications per million people | 0.2639 applications per million people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.4806 applications per million people | 0.2987 applications per million people | 0.182 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 Uganda?
- El Salvador, at 0.3197 applications per million people against 0.3049 applications per million people in Uganda as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between El Salvador and Uganda?
- 0.0148 applications per million people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Uganda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do El Salvador and Uganda rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- El Salvador ranks 125th and Uganda ranks 126th 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.