Kenya vs Namibia: Annual patent applications per million people
Kenya
3.01 applications per million people
in 2021
Namibia
3.02 applications per million people
in 2019
Kenya rank
97th
Namibia rank
96th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 3.02 applications per million people against 3.01 applications per million people in Kenya, a difference of 0.01 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Namibia ahead.
Kenya ranks 97th and Namibia ranks 96th of 135 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4479 applications per million people | 5.37 applications per million people | 4.92 applications per million people | Namibia |
| 2010s | 3.85 applications per million people | 5.6 applications per million people | 1.75 applications per million people | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Kenya or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 3.02 applications per million people against 3.01 applications per million people in Kenya as of 2019.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Kenya and Namibia?
- 0.01 applications per million people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Kenya ranks 97th and Namibia ranks 96th 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.