Malta vs Mexico: Annual patent applications per million people
Malta
9.65 applications per million people
in 2021
Mexico
8.75 applications per million people
in 2021
Malta rank
74th
Mexico rank
77th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Malta
- Mexico
How they compare
Malta currently reports 9.65 applications per million people against 8.75 applications per million people in Mexico, a difference of 0.9 applications per million people.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 74th and Mexico ranks 77th of 135 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.21 applications per million people | 9.34 applications per million people | 3.87 applications per million people | Malta |
| 1990s | 25.94 applications per million people | 5.59 applications per million people | 20.35 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2000s | 43.14 applications per million people | 5.7 applications per million people | 37.44 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2010s | 17.05 applications per million people | 10.5 applications per million people | 6.56 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2020s | 10.64 applications per million people | 8.84 applications per million people | 1.81 applications per million people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Malta or Mexico?
- Malta, at 9.65 applications per million people against 8.75 applications per million people in Mexico as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Malta and Mexico?
- 0.9 applications per million people, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Mexico?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Mexico rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Malta ranks 74th and Mexico ranks 77th 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.