Costa Rica vs Kenya: Annual patent applications per million people
Costa Rica
2.96 applications per million people
in 2021
Kenya
3.01 applications per million people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
98th
Kenya rank
97th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Costa Rica
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 3.01 applications per million people against 2.96 applications per million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.05 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Kenya ranks 97th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.37 applications per million people | 0.0468 applications per million people | 3.32 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 9.11 applications per million people | 0.6671 applications per million people | 8.44 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.3 applications per million people | 1.02 applications per million people | 4.28 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.75 applications per million people | 3.27 applications per million people | 0.5219 applications per million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 2.67 applications per million people | 4.77 applications per million people | 2.09 applications per million people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Costa Rica or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 3.01 applications per million people against 2.96 applications per million people in Costa Rica as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 0.05 applications per million people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Kenya?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Kenya rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Kenya ranks 97th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World i, published as Annual patent applications per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.