Iraq vs Romania: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Iraq
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 772 against 635 in Iraq, a difference of 137.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 41st and Romania ranks 39th of 135 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 153.5 | 3,923 | 3,769 | Romania |
| 1990s | 113.8 | 1,629 | 1,515 | Romania |
| 2010s | 584.5 | 1,014 | 429 | Romania |
| 2020s | 635 | 817 | 182 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Iraq or Romania?
- Romania, at 772 against 635 in Iraq as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Iraq and Romania?
- 137, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Romania?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Iraq and Romania rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Iraq ranks 41st and Romania ranks 39th 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.