Cuba vs Pakistan: Annual patent applications per million people
Cuba
1.89 applications per million people
in 2021
Pakistan
1.78 applications per million people
in 2021
Cuba rank
107th
Pakistan rank
108th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Cuba
- Pakistan
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.89 applications per million people against 1.78 applications per million people in Pakistan, a difference of 0.11 applications per million people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 107th and Pakistan ranks 108th of 135 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.16 applications per million people | 0.4496 applications per million people | 12.71 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 6.89 applications per million people | 0.1825 applications per million people | 6.71 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2000s | 7.58 applications per million people | 0.7023 applications per million people | 6.88 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.97 applications per million people | 0.8508 applications per million people | 2.12 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.42 applications per million people | 1.61 applications per million people | 0.8118 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 Pakistan?
- Cuba, at 1.89 applications per million people against 1.78 applications per million people in Pakistan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Cuba and Pakistan?
- 0.11 applications per million people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Pakistan?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Pakistan rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Cuba ranks 107th and Pakistan ranks 108th 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.