Indonesia vs Jamaica: Annual patent applications per million people
Indonesia
5.05 applications per million people
in 2021
Jamaica
5.64 applications per million people
in 2021
Indonesia rank
88th
Jamaica rank
87th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Indonesia
- Jamaica
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.64 applications per million people against 5.05 applications per million people in Indonesia, a difference of 0.59 applications per million people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Jamaica ahead.
Indonesia ranks 88th and Jamaica ranks 87th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and Jamaica in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2557 applications per million people | 4.14 applications per million people | 3.88 applications per million people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.2519 applications per million people | 2.48 applications per million people | 2.23 applications per million people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.14 applications per million people | 4.43 applications per million people | 3.3 applications per million people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 4.75 applications per million people | 6.6 applications per million people | 1.85 applications per million people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.91 applications per million people | 4.59 applications per million people | 0.3199 applications per million people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Indonesia or Jamaica?
- Jamaica, at 5.64 applications per million people against 5.05 applications per million people in Indonesia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 0.59 applications per million people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Jamaica?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
- How do Indonesia and Jamaica rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Indonesia ranks 88th and Jamaica ranks 87th 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.