Greece vs Romania: Annual patent applications per million people
Greece
37.27 applications per million people
in 2021
Romania
40.37 applications per million people
in 2021
Greece rank
42nd
Romania rank
41st
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Greece
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 40.37 applications per million people against 37.27 applications per million people in Greece, a difference of 3.1 applications per million people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 41st of 135 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 106.97 applications per million people | 172.2 applications per million people | 65.23 applications per million people | Romania |
| 1990s | 24.03 applications per million people | 74.55 applications per million people | 50.53 applications per million people | Romania |
| 2000s | 43.07 applications per million people | 46.94 applications per million people | 3.87 applications per million people | Romania |
| 2010s | 53.74 applications per million people | 54.56 applications per million people | 0.8233 applications per million people | Romania |
| 2020s | 37.33 applications per million people | 41.39 applications per million people | 4.06 applications per million people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Greece or Romania?
- Romania, at 40.37 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 Romania?
- 3.1 applications per million people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Greece and Romania rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Romania ranks 41st 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.