Bahamas vs Jamaica: Patent applications, nonresidents
Patent applications, nonresidents over time
- Bahamas
- Jamaica
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 48 against 45 in Jamaica, a difference of 3.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Jamaica ahead.
Bahamas ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 90th of 157 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38 | 93 | 55 | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 27 | 58.33 | 31.33 | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 70.17 | 80 | 9.83 | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, nonresidents, Bahamas or Jamaica?
- Bahamas, at 48 against 45 in Jamaica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications, nonresidents between Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 3, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Jamaica?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2017.
- How do Bahamas and Jamaica rank globally for patent applications, nonresidents?
- Bahamas ranks 87th and Jamaica ranks 90th of 157 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.