Jamaica vs Uruguay: Annual patent applications per million people
Jamaica
5.64 applications per million people
in 2021
Uruguay
6.79 applications per million people
in 2017
Jamaica rank
87th
Uruguay rank
84th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Jamaica
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 6.79 applications per million people against 5.64 applications per million people in Jamaica, a difference of 1.15 applications per million people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Uruguay ahead.
Jamaica ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 84th of 135 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.14 applications per million people | 12.95 applications per million people | 8.81 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 2.48 applications per million people | 9.55 applications per million people | 7.07 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.43 applications per million people | 10.99 applications per million people | 6.55 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.6 applications per million people | 7.51 applications per million people | 0.9162 applications per million people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Jamaica or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 6.79 applications per million people against 5.64 applications per million people in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 1.15 applications per million people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2017.
- How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Jamaica ranks 87th and Uruguay ranks 84th 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.