Morocco vs Uruguay: Annual patent applications per million people
Morocco
6.87 applications per million people
in 2021
Uruguay
6.79 applications per million people
in 2017
Morocco rank
83rd
Uruguay rank
84th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Morocco
- Uruguay
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 6.87 applications per million people against 6.79 applications per million people in Uruguay, a difference of 0.08 applications per million people.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Uruguay has been ahead every year.
Morocco ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 84th of 135 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.97 applications per million people | 15.33 applications per million people | 13.36 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 1990s | 3.04 applications per million people | 8.81 applications per million people | 5.77 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 4.59 applications per million people | 10.16 applications per million people | 5.57 applications per million people | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.36 applications per million people | 7.51 applications per million people | 1.15 applications per million people | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Morocco or Uruguay?
- Morocco, at 6.87 applications per million people against 6.79 applications per million people in Uruguay as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Morocco and Uruguay?
- 0.08 applications per million people, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Uruguay?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Morocco and Uruguay rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Morocco ranks 83rd and Uruguay ranks 84th 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.