Luxembourg vs Norway: Annual patent applications per million people
Luxembourg
174.98 applications per million people
in 2021
Norway
174.92 applications per million people
in 2021
Luxembourg rank
14th
Norway rank
15th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Luxembourg
- Norway
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 174.98 applications per million people against 174.92 applications per million people in Norway, a difference of 0.06 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 14th and Norway ranks 15th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 215.61 applications per million people | 206.1 applications per million people | 9.51 applications per million people | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 114.94 applications per million people | 258.55 applications per million people | 143.61 applications per million people | Norway |
| 2000s | 84.45 applications per million people | 254.67 applications per million people | 170.22 applications per million people | Norway |
| 2010s | 213.39 applications per million people | 214.56 applications per million people | 1.17 applications per million people | Norway |
| 2020s | 189.8 applications per million people | 169.25 applications per million people | 20.55 applications per million people | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Luxembourg or Norway?
- Luxembourg, at 174.98 applications per million people against 174.92 applications per million people in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Luxembourg and Norway?
- 0.06 applications per million people, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Norway?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Luxembourg and Norway rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Luxembourg ranks 14th and Norway ranks 15th 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.