Azerbaijan vs Bulgaria: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Azerbaijan
- Bulgaria
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 194 against 179 in Bulgaria, a difference of 15.
That makes Azerbaijan's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 62nd and Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 139 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | Bulgaria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 193 | 342 | 149 | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 250.78 | 257.67 | 6.89 | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 174.9 | 232.8 | 57.9 | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 153.8 | 186.8 | 33 | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Azerbaijan or Bulgaria?
- Azerbaijan, at 194 against 179 in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 15, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Bulgaria?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Azerbaijan and Bulgaria rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Azerbaijan ranks 62nd and Bulgaria ranks 63rd of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.