Costa Rica vs Jordan: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 15 against 14 in Jordan, a difference of 1.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Jordan ranks 96th of 139 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Jordan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13 | 11 | 2 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 23 | 50.4 | 27.4 | Jordan |
| 2010s | 13.2 | 34.2 | 21 | Jordan |
| 2020s | 13.8 | 24.2 | 10.4 | Jordan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Costa Rica, at 15 against 14 in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 1, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Jordan ranks 96th of 139 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.