Nepal vs Zambia: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Nepal
- Zambia
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 20 against 18 in Zambia, a difference of 2.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zambia ahead.
Nepal ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 92nd of 139 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nepal | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 3.33 | 5 | 1.67 | Zambia |
| 2010s | 11.71 | 12 | 0.2857 | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Nepal or Zambia?
- Nepal, at 20 against 18 in Zambia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Nepal and Zambia?
- 2, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Nepal and Zambia rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Nepal ranks 91st and Zambia ranks 92nd 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.