Finland vs Germany: Annual patent applications per million people
Finland
281 applications per million people
in 2021
Germany
478.65 applications per million people
in 2021
Finland rank
7th
Germany rank
5th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Finland
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 478.65 applications per million people against 281 applications per million people in Finland, a difference of 197.66 applications per million people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Germany ahead.
Finland ranks 7th and Germany ranks 5th of 135 countries.