Costa Rica vs Peru: Annual patent applications per million people
Costa Rica
2.96 applications per million people
in 2021
Peru
2.84 applications per million people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
98th
Peru rank
100th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Costa Rica
- Peru
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.96 applications per million people against 2.84 applications per million people in Peru, a difference of 0.12 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Peru ranks 100th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.43 applications per million people | 2.97 applications per million people | 5.45 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 8.55 applications per million people | 1.63 applications per million people | 6.92 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 5.48 applications per million people | 1.21 applications per million people | 4.27 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.75 applications per million people | 2.44 applications per million people | 0.3087 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.67 applications per million people | 3.32 applications per million people | 0.6468 applications per million people | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Costa Rica or Peru?
- Costa Rica, at 2.96 applications per million people against 2.84 applications per million people in Peru as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Costa Rica and Peru?
- 0.12 applications per million people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Peru?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and Peru rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Peru ranks 100th 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.