Samoa vs Syria: Annual patent applications per million people

Samoa
4.68 applications per million people
in 2021
Syria
4.72 applications per million people
in 2021
Samoa rank
91st
Syria rank
90th

Annual patent applications per million people over time

  • Samoa
  • Syria
051015198020002021

How they compare

Syria currently reports 4.72 applications per million people against 4.68 applications per million people in Samoa, a difference of 0.04 applications per million people.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 91st and Syria ranks 90th of 135 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Syria Difference Ahead
1980s 12.07 applications per million people 0.7559 applications per million people 11.32 applications per million people Samoa
2010s 6.44 applications per million people 7.13 applications per million people 0.6974 applications per million people Syria
2020s 4.68 applications per million people 4.72 applications per million people 0.0382 applications per million people Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Samoa or Syria?
Syria, at 4.72 applications per million people against 4.68 applications per million people in Samoa as of 2021.
What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Samoa and Syria?
0.04 applications per million people, with Syria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Syria?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2021.
How do Samoa and Syria rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
Samoa ranks 91st and Syria ranks 90th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications per million people
Unit
applications per million people
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed