Costa Rica vs Jamaica: Annual patent applications

Costa Rica
15
in 2021
Jamaica
16
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
99th
Jamaica rank
98th

Annual patent applications over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Jamaica
0204060198020002021

How they compare

Jamaica currently reports 16 against 15 in Costa Rica, a difference of 1.

That makes Jamaica's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 98th of 135 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Jamaica Difference Ahead
1980s 16.67 9.33 7.33 Costa Rica
1990s 28.5 5.88 22.62 Costa Rica
2000s 23 11.9 11.1 Costa Rica
2010s 13.2 19.1 5.9 Jamaica
2020s 13.5 13 0.5 Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual patent applications, Costa Rica or Jamaica?
Jamaica, at 16 against 15 in Costa Rica as of 2021.
What is the difference in annual patent applications between Costa Rica and Jamaica?
1, with Jamaica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jamaica?
33 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
How do Costa Rica and Jamaica rank globally for annual patent applications?
Costa Rica ranks 99th and Jamaica ranks 98th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed