Costa Rica vs Zambia: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 18 against 15 in Costa Rica, a difference of 3.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 92nd of 139 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.83 | 2.5 | 22.33 | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 28.86 | 4.86 | 24 | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 22.44 | 8.44 | 14 | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 13.2 | 10.2 | 3 | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 13.8 | 12.6 | 1.2 | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Costa Rica or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 18 against 15 in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 3, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Zambia ranks 92nd 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.