Jordan vs Macao: Annual patent applications per million people
Jordan
2.26 applications per million people
in 2021
Macao
2.93 applications per million people
in 2021
Jordan rank
102nd
Macao rank
99th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Jordan
- Macao
How they compare
Macao currently reports 2.93 applications per million people against 2.26 applications per million people in Jordan, a difference of 0.67 applications per million people.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.3 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 102nd and Macao ranks 99th of 135 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and Macao in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Macao | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.08 applications per million people | 3.92 applications per million people | 4.16 applications per million people | Jordan |
| 2010s | 4.49 applications per million people | 5.58 applications per million people | 1.09 applications per million people | Macao |
| 2020s | 2.79 applications per million people | 3.65 applications per million people | 0.8675 applications per million people | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Jordan or Macao?
- Macao, at 2.93 applications per million people against 2.26 applications per million people in Jordan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Jordan and Macao?
- 0.67 applications per million people, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Macao?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Jordan and Macao rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Jordan ranks 102nd and Macao ranks 99th 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.