Cuba vs Trinidad and Tobago: Annual patent applications per million people
Cuba
1.89 applications per million people
in 2021
Trinidad and Tobago
1.46 applications per million people
in 2021
Cuba rank
107th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
110th
Annual patent applications per million people over time
- Cuba
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1.89 applications per million people against 1.46 applications per million people in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.43 applications per million people.
That makes Cuba's figure about 1.3 times Trinidad and Tobago's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 107th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 110th of 135 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Trinidad and Tobago in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.81 applications per million people | 7.48 applications per million people | 8.33 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 1990s | 6.38 applications per million people | 13.57 applications per million people | 7.19 applications per million people | Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2000s | 7.33 applications per million people | 1.02 applications per million people | 6.31 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2.66 applications per million people | 2.07 applications per million people | 0.5918 applications per million people | Cuba |
| 2020s | 2.42 applications per million people | 1.1 applications per million people | 1.32 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Cuba, at 1.89 applications per million people against 1.46 applications per million people in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2021.
- What is the difference in annual patent applications per million people between Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.43 applications per million people, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for annual patent applications per million people?
- Cuba ranks 107th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 110th 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.