Kenya vs Venezuela: Annual patent applications per million people
Kenya
3.01 applications per million people
in 2021
Venezuela
3.14 applications per million people
in 2017
Kenya rank
97th
Venezuela rank
95th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Kenya
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 3.14 applications per million people against 3.01 applications per million people in Kenya, a difference of 0.13 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Venezuela ahead.
Kenya ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 95th of 135 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5568 applications per million people | 9.24 applications per million people | 8.68 applications per million people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 1.02 applications per million people | 2.94 applications per million people | 1.92 applications per million people | Venezuela |
| 2010s | 2.77 applications per million people | 2.1 applications per million people | 0.6648 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 3.14 applications per million people against 3.01 applications per million people in Kenya as of 2017.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Kenya and Venezuela?
- 0.13 applications per million people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Venezuela?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
- How do Kenya and Venezuela rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Kenya ranks 97th and Venezuela ranks 95th 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.