Sub-Saharan Africa vs Türkiye: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Türkiye
How they compare
Türkiye currently reports 8,234 against 1,834 in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 6,400.
That makes Türkiye's figure about 4.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 12 groups.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sub-Saharan Africa averaged higher in 2 and Türkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sub-Saharan Africa | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,172 | 147.67 | 4,024 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 1990s | 814 | 184 | 630 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 2000s | 1,075 | 1,078 | 3.4 | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1,392 | 5,544 | 4,152 | Türkiye |
| 2020s | 1,834 | 7,920 | 6,086 | Türkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Sub-Saharan Africa or Türkiye?
- Türkiye, at 8,234 against 1,834 in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
- 6,400, with Türkiye ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Sub-Saharan Africa and Türkiye rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th and Türkiye ranks 12th of 12 groups.
- 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.