Kenya vs Sudan: Annual patent applications per million people
Kenya
3.01 applications per million people
in 2021
Sudan
3.27 applications per million people
in 2020
Kenya rank
97th
Sudan rank
94th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Kenya
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.27 applications per million people against 3.01 applications per million people in Kenya, a difference of 0.26 applications per million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 97th and Sudan ranks 94th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8408 applications per million people | 0.0737 applications per million people | 0.7671 applications per million people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 1.02 applications per million people | 2.56 applications per million people | 1.54 applications per million people | Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.38 applications per million people | 6.8 applications per million people | 3.41 applications per million people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.53 applications per million people | 3.27 applications per million people | 3.26 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 Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.27 applications per million people against 3.01 applications per million people in Kenya as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Kenya and Sudan?
- 0.26 applications per million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sudan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Sudan rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Kenya ranks 97th and Sudan ranks 94th 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.