Lithuania vs Slovakia: Annual patent applications per million people
Lithuania
28.84 applications per million people
in 2021
Slovakia
26.8 applications per million people
in 2021
Lithuania rank
47th
Slovakia rank
49th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Lithuania
- Slovakia
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 28.84 applications per million people against 26.8 applications per million people in Slovakia, a difference of 2.04 applications per million people.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 47th and Slovakia ranks 49th of 135 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.41 applications per million people | 43.77 applications per million people | 1.36 applications per million people | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 21.81 applications per million people | 38.98 applications per million people | 17.16 applications per million people | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 34.04 applications per million people | 38.27 applications per million people | 4.23 applications per million people | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 31.32 applications per million people | 32.27 applications per million people | 0.9469 applications per million people | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Lithuania or Slovakia?
- Lithuania, at 28.84 applications per million people against 26.8 applications per million people in Slovakia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Lithuania and Slovakia?
- 2.04 applications per million people, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Slovakia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Lithuania and Slovakia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Lithuania ranks 47th and Slovakia ranks 49th 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.