Canada vs Low income: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Canada
- Low income
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,710 against 600 in Low income, a difference of 4,110.
That makes Canada's figure about 7.8 times Low income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Low income ranks 12th of 135 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,738 | 200 | 3,538 | Canada |
| 2000s | 4,710 | 3,870 | 840 | Canada |
| 2010s | 4,377 | 3,080 | 1,297 | Canada |
| 2020s | 4,452 | 600 | 3,852 | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Canada or Low income?
- Canada, at 4,710 against 600 in Low income as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Canada and Low income?
- 4,110, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Low income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do Canada and Low income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Canada ranks 14th and Low income ranks 12th 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.