Greece vs Mongolia: Annual patent applications per million people
Greece
37.27 applications per million people
in 2021
Mongolia
32.21 applications per million people
in 2021
Greece rank
42nd
Mongolia rank
43rd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Greece
- Mongolia
How they compare
Greece currently reports 37.27 applications per million people against 32.21 applications per million people in Mongolia, a difference of 5.06 applications per million people.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Mongolia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Mongolia ranks 43rd of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 125 applications per million people | 12.35 applications per million people | 112.65 applications per million people | Greece |
| 1990s | 23.71 applications per million people | 45.32 applications per million people | 21.61 applications per million people | Mongolia |
| 2000s | 41.95 applications per million people | 46.48 applications per million people | 4.53 applications per million people | Mongolia |
| 2010s | 51.94 applications per million people | 36.98 applications per million people | 14.96 applications per million people | Greece |
| 2020s | 37.33 applications per million people | 26.02 applications per million people | 11.31 applications per million people | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Greece or Mongolia?
- Greece, at 37.27 applications per million people against 32.21 applications per million people in Mongolia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Greece and Mongolia?
- 5.06 applications per million people, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Mongolia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Mongolia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Mongolia ranks 43rd 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.