Bahamas vs Ireland: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Bahamas
- Ireland
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 48 against 42 in Ireland, a difference of 6.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Ireland's.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Ireland has been ahead every year.
Bahamas ranks 86th and Ireland ranks 89th of 150 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.67 | 2,752 | 2,710 | Ireland |
| 1990s | 26 | 3,898 | 3,872 | Ireland |
| 2010s | 41 | 72.5 | 31.5 | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Bahamas or Ireland?
- Bahamas, at 48 against 42 in Ireland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Bahamas and Ireland?
- 6, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ireland?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2017.
- How do Bahamas and Ireland rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Bahamas ranks 86th and Ireland ranks 89th of 150 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, nonresidents. 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.