New Zealand vs Portugal: Annual patent applications per million people
New Zealand
64.9 applications per million people
in 2021
Portugal
68.62 applications per million people
in 2021
New Zealand rank
33rd
Portugal rank
32nd
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 68.62 applications per million people against 64.9 applications per million people in New Zealand, a difference of 3.72 applications per million people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 32nd of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 304.18 applications per million people | 8.28 applications per million people | 295.9 applications per million people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 329.32 applications per million people | 8.75 applications per million people | 320.57 applications per million people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 423.44 applications per million people | 20.07 applications per million people | 403.37 applications per million people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 272.38 applications per million people | 64.62 applications per million people | 207.76 applications per million people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 66.75 applications per million people | 68.06 applications per million people | 1.3 applications per million people | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 68.62 applications per million people against 64.9 applications per million people in New Zealand as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 3.72 applications per million people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- New Zealand ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 32nd 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.