Jamaica vs Mauritius: Annual patent applications per million people
Jamaica
5.64 applications per million people
in 2021
Mauritius
4.74 applications per million people
in 2021
Jamaica rank
87th
Mauritius rank
89th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Jamaica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 5.64 applications per million people against 4.74 applications per million people in Mauritius, a difference of 0.9 applications per million people.
That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.2 times Mauritius's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 89th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Mauritius in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.37 applications per million people | 2.44 applications per million people | 0.0701 applications per million people | Mauritius |
| 2000s | 5.5 applications per million people | 1.61 applications per million people | 3.9 applications per million people | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 7.04 applications per million people | 2.99 applications per million people | 4.04 applications per million people | Jamaica |
| 2020s | 4.59 applications per million people | 4.74 applications per million people | 0.1532 applications per million people | Mauritius |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Jamaica or Mauritius?
- Jamaica, at 5.64 applications per million people against 4.74 applications per million people in Mauritius as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 0.9 applications per million people, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Mauritius?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Jamaica and Mauritius rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Jamaica ranks 87th and Mauritius ranks 89th 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.