Kenya vs Peru: Annual patent applications per million people
Kenya
3.01 applications per million people
in 2021
Peru
2.84 applications per million people
in 2021
Kenya rank
97th
Peru rank
100th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Kenya
- Peru
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.01 applications per million people against 2.84 applications per million people in Peru, a difference of 0.17 applications per million people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Peru ahead.
Kenya ranks 97th and Peru ranks 100th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0468 applications per million people | 2.52 applications per million people | 2.47 applications per million people | Peru |
| 1990s | 0.6136 applications per million people | 1.73 applications per million people | 1.12 applications per million people | Peru |
| 2000s | 1.02 applications per million people | 1.16 applications per million people | 0.1351 applications per million people | Peru |
| 2010s | 3.27 applications per million people | 2.44 applications per million people | 0.8306 applications per million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4.77 applications per million people | 3.32 applications per million people | 1.45 applications per million people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Kenya or Peru?
- Kenya, at 3.01 applications per million people against 2.84 applications per million people in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Kenya and Peru?
- 0.17 applications per million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
- How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Kenya ranks 97th and Peru ranks 100th 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) β 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.