Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Annual patent applications per million people
Sri Lanka
12.01 applications per million people
in 2021
Thailand
12.09 applications per million people
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
70th
Thailand rank
68th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 12.09 applications per million people against 12.01 applications per million people in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.08 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 70th and Thailand ranks 68th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.34 applications per million people | 0.9513 applications per million people | 0.3857 applications per million people | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.13 applications per million people | 3.8 applications per million people | 0.6706 applications per million people | Thailand |
| 2000s | 6.85 applications per million people | 12.33 applications per million people | 5.48 applications per million people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 13.08 applications per million people | 15.28 applications per million people | 2.2 applications per million people | Thailand |
| 2020s | 14.06 applications per million people | 12.07 applications per million people | 1.99 applications per million people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Sri Lanka or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 12.09 applications per million people against 12.01 applications per million people in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 0.08 applications per million people, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th and Thailand ranks 68th 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.