Botswana vs El Salvador: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3 against 2 in El Salvador, a difference of 1.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.5 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2015 it was El Salvador ahead.
Botswana ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 135 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.25 | 4 | 1.75 | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 2.5 | 3 | 0.5 | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Botswana or El Salvador?
- Botswana, at 3 against 2 in El Salvador as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 1, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Botswana ranks 119th and El Salvador ranks 122nd of 135 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.