Kazakhstan vs Romania: Annual patent applications per million people
Kazakhstan
41.22 applications per million people
in 2020
Romania
40.37 applications per million people
in 2021
Kazakhstan rank
40th
Romania rank
41st
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Kazakhstan
- Romania
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 41.22 applications per million people against 40.37 applications per million people in Romania, a difference of 0.85 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Romania ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 40th and Romania ranks 41st of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.14 applications per million people | 67.42 applications per million people | 14.73 applications per million people | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | 97.99 applications per million people | 46.94 applications per million people | 51.05 applications per million people | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 75.95 applications per million people | 56.15 applications per million people | 19.8 applications per million people | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 41.22 applications per million people | 42.41 applications per million people | 1.19 applications per million people | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Kazakhstan or Romania?
- Kazakhstan, at 41.22 applications per million people against 40.37 applications per million people in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 0.85 applications per million people, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Romania?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
- How do Kazakhstan and Romania rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Kazakhstan ranks 40th and Romania ranks 41st 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.