Brazil vs Costa Rica: Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita

Brazil
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.0001 units per person
in 2024
Brazil rank
34th
Costa Rica rank
36th

Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita over time

  • Brazil
  • Costa Rica
0000198020022024

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 units per person.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 34th and Costa Rica ranks 36th of 157 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Costa Rica in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person Brazil
1990s 0 units per person 0 units per person 0 units per person Brazil
2000s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person Costa Rica
2010s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person Brazil
2020s 0.0001 units per person 0.0001 units per person 0 units per person Costa Rica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, per capita, Brazil or Costa Rica?
Brazil, at 0.0001 units per person against 0.0001 units per person in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents, per capita between Brazil and Costa Rica?
0 units per person, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents, per capita?
Brazil ranks 34th and Costa Rica ranks 36th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, nonresidents, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 5,087 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

Patent applications, nonresidents divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.