Cuba vs Ecuador: Annual patent applications per million people
Cuba
1.89 applications per million people
in 2021
Ecuador
1.98 applications per million people
in 2021
Cuba rank
107th
Ecuador rank
104th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Cuba
- Ecuador
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 1.98 applications per million people against 1.89 applications per million people in Cuba, a difference of 0.09 applications per million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 107th and Ecuador ranks 104th of 135 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.37 applications per million people | 2.77 applications per million people | 13.6 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 6.89 applications per million people | 1.07 applications per million people | 5.82 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 7.11 applications per million people | 0.4367 applications per million people | 6.67 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.49 applications per million people | 1.55 applications per million people | 0.9402 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.42 applications per million people | 1.93 applications per million people | 0.4903 applications per million people | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patent applications per million people, Cuba or Ecuador?
- Ecuador, at 1.98 applications per million people against 1.89 applications per million people in Cuba as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Cuba and Ecuador?
- 0.09 applications per million people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Ecuador?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Ecuador rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Cuba ranks 107th and Ecuador ranks 104th 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) – 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.