Laos vs Malawi: Annual patent applications per million people
Laos
0.1403 applications per million people
in 2018
Malawi
0.1709 applications per million people
in 2016
Laos rank
132nd
Malawi rank
129th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Laos
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.1709 applications per million people against 0.1403 applications per million people in Laos, a difference of 0.0306 applications per million people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.
Laos ranks 132nd and Malawi ranks 129th of 135 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Laos or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 0.1709 applications per million people against 0.1403 applications per million people in Laos as of 2016.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Laos and Malawi?
- 0.0306 applications per million people, with Malawi ahead.
- How do Laos and Malawi rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Laos ranks 132nd and Malawi ranks 129th 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.