Costa Rica vs Venezuela: Annual patent applications per million people
Costa Rica
2.96 applications per million people
in 2021
Venezuela
3.14 applications per million people
in 2017
Costa Rica rank
98th
Venezuela rank
95th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Costa Rica
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports 3.14 applications per million people against 2.96 applications per million people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.18 applications per million people.
That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Venezuela ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Venezuela ranks 95th of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Venezuela in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.59 applications per million people | 20.2 applications per million people | 11.61 applications per million people | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 8.62 applications per million people | 10.03 applications per million people | 1.4 applications per million people | Venezuela |
| 2000s | 5.5 applications per million people | 2.87 applications per million people | 2.63 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.84 applications per million people | 2.1 applications per million people | 0.7359 applications per million people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Costa Rica or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at 3.14 applications per million people against 2.96 applications per million people in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Costa Rica and Venezuela?
- 0.18 applications per million people, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Venezuela?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Venezuela rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Venezuela ranks 95th 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.