Nigeria vs Paraguay: Annual patent applications per million people
Nigeria
1.92 applications per million people
in 2020
Paraguay
1.5 applications per million people
in 2021
Nigeria rank
106th
Paraguay rank
109th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Nigeria
- Paraguay
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.92 applications per million people against 1.5 applications per million people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.42 applications per million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Paraguay ahead.
Nigeria ranks 106th and Paraguay ranks 109th of 135 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1178 applications per million people | 1.99 applications per million people | 1.88 applications per million people | Paraguay |
| 1990s | 0.1236 applications per million people | 3.96 applications per million people | 3.84 applications per million people | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.98 applications per million people | 2.95 applications per million people | 0.9721 applications per million people | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.92 applications per million people | 2.12 applications per million people | 0.2041 applications per million people | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Nigeria or Paraguay?
- Nigeria, at 1.92 applications per million people against 1.5 applications per million people in Paraguay as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 0.42 applications per million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Paraguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Nigeria and Paraguay rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Nigeria ranks 106th and Paraguay ranks 109th 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.