Yemen vs Zambia: Patent applications per million

Yemen
0.5385
in 2021
Zambia
0.6631
in 2021
Yemen rank
121st
Zambia rank
118th

Patent applications per million over time

  • Yemen
  • Zambia
00.511.52198020002021

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.6631 against 0.5385 in Yemen, a difference of 0.1246.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.

Yemen ranks 121st and Zambia ranks 118th of 135 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Yemen averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Yemen Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.473 0.5133 0.0404 Zambia
2000s 0.5502 0.499 0.0512 Yemen
2010s 0.835 0.6292 0.2058 Yemen
2020s 1.1 0.7775 0.3219 Yemen

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications per million, Yemen or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.6631 against 0.5385 in Yemen as of 2021.
What is the difference in patent applications per million between Yemen and Zambia?
0.1246, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Yemen and Zambia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Yemen and Zambia rank globally for patent applications per million?
Yemen ranks 121st and Zambia ranks 118th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Patent applications per million. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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