Costa Rica vs Qatar: Patent applications, residents

Costa Rica
15
in 2024
Qatar
21
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
93rd
Qatar rank
90th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 21 against 15 in Costa Rica, a difference of 6.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 90th of 139 countries.

Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Qatar Difference Ahead
2010s 14.33 15.17 0.8333 Qatar
2020s 15 51.5 36.5 Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, Costa Rica or Qatar?
Qatar, at 21 against 15 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Costa Rica and Qatar?
6, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Qatar?
10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Qatar rank globally for patent applications, residents?
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Qatar ranks 90th 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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Indicator
Patent applications, residents
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 4,717 data points, 1980–2024
Last refreshed

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.