Greece vs Hungary: Annual patent applications per million people
Greece
37.27 applications per million people
in 2021
Hungary
44.96 applications per million people
in 2021
Greece rank
42nd
Hungary rank
39th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Greece
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 44.96 applications per million people against 37.27 applications per million people in Greece, a difference of 7.69 applications per million people.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Hungary ranks 39th of 135 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 106.97 applications per million people | 249.99 applications per million people | 143.03 applications per million people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 24.03 applications per million people | 121.25 applications per million people | 97.23 applications per million people | Hungary |
| 2000s | 43.07 applications per million people | 75.43 applications per million people | 32.36 applications per million people | Hungary |
| 2010s | 53.74 applications per million people | 57.98 applications per million people | 4.24 applications per million people | Hungary |
| 2020s | 37.33 applications per million people | 44.61 applications per million people | 7.28 applications per million people | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Greece or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 44.96 applications per million people against 37.27 applications per million people in Greece as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Greece and Hungary?
- 7.69 applications per million people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Hungary?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Hungary rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Hungary ranks 39th 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.