Guatemala vs Yemen: Annual patent applications per million people
Guatemala
0.5114 applications per million people
in 2021
Yemen
0.5385 applications per million people
in 2021
Guatemala rank
122nd
Yemen rank
121st
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Guatemala
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.5385 applications per million people against 0.5114 applications per million people in Guatemala, a difference of 0.0271 applications per million people.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.1 times Guatemala's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 121st of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guatemala averaged higher in 2 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.39 applications per million people | 0.4262 applications per million people | 1.97 applications per million people | Guatemala |
| 2000s | 1.63 applications per million people | 0.526 applications per million people | 1.1 applications per million people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.3697 applications per million people | 0.835 applications per million people | 0.4652 applications per million people | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.4573 applications per million people | 1.1 applications per million people | 0.6421 applications per million people | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Guatemala or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.5385 applications per million people against 0.5114 applications per million people in Guatemala as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Guatemala and Yemen?
- 0.0271 applications per million people, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and Yemen?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2021.
- How do Guatemala and Yemen rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Guatemala ranks 122nd and Yemen ranks 121st 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.