Costa Rica vs Nepal: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Costa Rica
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 20 against 15 in Costa Rica, a difference of 5.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Nepal ranks 91st of 139 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 30 | 2 | 28 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 25.5 | 3.5 | 22 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 14.29 | 11.71 | 2.57 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Costa Rica or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 20 against 15 in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 5, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Nepal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Nepal rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Nepal ranks 91st 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.