India vs Iraq: Annual patent applications per million people
India
18.57 applications per million people
in 2021
Iraq
15.08 applications per million people
in 2020
India rank
61st
Iraq rank
64th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- India
- Iraq
How they compare
India currently reports 18.57 applications per million people against 15.08 applications per million people in Iraq, a difference of 3.49 applications per million people.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1980 it was India ahead.
India ranks 61st and Iraq ranks 64th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.38 applications per million people | 10.29 applications per million people | 8.91 applications per million people | Iraq |
| 1990s | 1.54 applications per million people | 5.81 applications per million people | 4.27 applications per million people | Iraq |
| 2010s | 11.58 applications per million people | 14.65 applications per million people | 3.07 applications per million people | Iraq |
| 2020s | 16.5 applications per million people | 15.08 applications per million people | 1.42 applications per million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, India or Iraq?
- India, at 18.57 applications per million people against 15.08 applications per million people in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between India and Iraq?
- 3.49 applications per million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Iraq?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do India and Iraq rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- India ranks 61st and Iraq ranks 64th 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.