Greece vs Kazakhstan: Annual patent applications per million people
Greece
37.27 applications per million people
in 2021
Kazakhstan
41.22 applications per million people
in 2020
Greece rank
42nd
Kazakhstan rank
40th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Greece
- Kazakhstan
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 41.22 applications per million people against 37.27 applications per million people in Greece, a difference of 3.95 applications per million people.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Kazakhstan ranks 40th of 135 countries.
Kazakhstan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Kazakhstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.8 applications per million people | 82.14 applications per million people | 57.34 applications per million people | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 43.07 applications per million people | 97.99 applications per million people | 54.91 applications per million people | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 55.92 applications per million people | 75.95 applications per million people | 20.03 applications per million people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 37.39 applications per million people | 41.22 applications per million people | 3.83 applications per million people | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Greece or Kazakhstan?
- Kazakhstan, at 41.22 applications per million people against 37.27 applications per million people in Greece as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Greece and Kazakhstan?
- 3.95 applications per million people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Kazakhstan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Greece and Kazakhstan rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Kazakhstan ranks 40th 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.