Mexico vs Panama: Annual patent applications per million people
Mexico
8.75 applications per million people
in 2021
Panama
8.05 applications per million people
in 2021
Mexico rank
77th
Panama rank
79th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 8.75 applications per million people against 8.05 applications per million people in Panama, a difference of 0.7 applications per million people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 77th and Panama ranks 79th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.19 applications per million people | 4.85 applications per million people | 4.34 applications per million people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 6.01 applications per million people | 7.07 applications per million people | 1.07 applications per million people | Panama |
| 2000s | 4.37 applications per million people | 2.33 applications per million people | 2.04 applications per million people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 10.69 applications per million people | 10.03 applications per million people | 0.6571 applications per million people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 8.84 applications per million people | 6.59 applications per million people | 2.25 applications per million people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Mexico or Panama?
- Mexico, at 8.75 applications per million people against 8.05 applications per million people in Panama as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Mexico and Panama?
- 0.7 applications per million people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Mexico ranks 77th and Panama ranks 79th 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.