Namibia vs Sudan: Annual patent applications per million people
Namibia
3.02 applications per million people
in 2019
Sudan
3.27 applications per million people
in 2020
Namibia rank
96th
Sudan rank
94th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Namibia
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.27 applications per million people against 3.02 applications per million people in Namibia, a difference of 0.25 applications per million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Sudan ahead.
Namibia ranks 96th and Sudan ranks 94th of 135 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Namibia or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.27 applications per million people against 3.02 applications per million people in Namibia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Namibia and Sudan?
- 0.25 applications per million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
- How do Namibia and Sudan rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Namibia ranks 96th and Sudan ranks 94th 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.