Uganda vs Zambia: Patent applications, residents

Uganda
14
in 2021
Zambia
13
in 2021
Uganda rank
100th
Zambia rank
102nd

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Uganda
  • Zambia
0510152025198020002021

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 14 against 13 in Zambia, a difference of 1.

That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Uganda ahead.

Globally, Uganda ranks 100th and Zambia ranks 102nd of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Patent applications, residents
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

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.