Cuba vs Paraguay: Annual patent applications per million people

Cuba
1.89 applications per million people
in 2021
Paraguay
1.5 applications per million people
in 2021
Cuba rank
107th
Paraguay rank
109th

Annual patent applications per million people over time

  • Cuba
  • Paraguay
05101520198020002021

How they compare

Cuba currently reports 1.89 applications per million people against 1.5 applications per million people in Paraguay, a difference of 0.39 applications per million people.

That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Paraguay's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 107th and Paraguay ranks 109th of 135 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 3 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cuba Paraguay Difference Ahead
1980s 18.93 applications per million people 2.22 applications per million people 16.71 applications per million people Cuba
1990s 0.0925 applications per million people 5.79 applications per million people 5.7 applications per million people Paraguay
2000s 7.11 applications per million people 3.97 applications per million people 3.14 applications per million people Cuba
2010s 2.5 applications per million people 2.95 applications per million people 0.4554 applications per million people Paraguay
2020s 2.42 applications per million people 1.81 applications per million people 0.6123 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 Paraguay?
Cuba, at 1.89 applications per million people against 1.5 applications per million people in Paraguay as of 2021.
What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Cuba and Paraguay?
0.39 applications per million people, with Cuba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Paraguay?
13 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
How do Cuba and Paraguay rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
Cuba ranks 107th and Paraguay ranks 109th 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.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications per million people
Unit
applications per million people
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed