Malta vs Vietnam: Annual patent applications per million people
Malta
9.65 applications per million people
in 2021
Vietnam
10.77 applications per million people
in 2021
Malta rank
74th
Vietnam rank
72nd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Malta
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 10.77 applications per million people against 9.65 applications per million people in Malta, a difference of 1.12 applications per million people.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 74th and Vietnam ranks 72nd of 135 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.65 applications per million people | 0.3838 applications per million people | 9.27 applications per million people | Malta |
| 1990s | 25.94 applications per million people | 0.4727 applications per million people | 25.47 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2000s | 43.14 applications per million people | 1.66 applications per million people | 41.48 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2010s | 17.05 applications per million people | 5.39 applications per million people | 11.66 applications per million people | Malta |
| 2020s | 10.64 applications per million people | 10.59 applications per million people | 0.0522 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 10.77 applications per million people against 9.65 applications per million people in Malta as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Malta and Vietnam?
- 1.12 applications per million people, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Vietnam?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2021.
- How do Malta and Vietnam rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Malta ranks 74th and Vietnam ranks 72nd 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.