Nepal vs Zambia: Annual patent applications per million people
Nepal
0.714 applications per million people
in 2017
Zambia
0.6631 applications per million people
in 2021
Nepal rank
117th
Zambia rank
118th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Nepal
- Zambia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 0.714 applications per million people against 0.6631 applications per million people in Zambia, a difference of 0.0509 applications per million people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Nepal ranks 117th and Zambia ranks 118th of 135 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1286 applications per million people | 0.3447 applications per million people | 0.2161 applications per million people | Zambia |
| 1990s | 0.1556 applications per million people | 0.5963 applications per million people | 0.4408 applications per million people | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.4219 applications per million people | 0.7424 applications per million people | 0.3205 applications per million people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Nepal or Zambia?
- Nepal, at 0.714 applications per million people against 0.6631 applications per million people in Zambia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Nepal and Zambia?
- 0.0509 applications per million people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Nepal ranks 117th and Zambia ranks 118th 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.