Cuba vs Uruguay: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Cuba
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 13 against 12 in Cuba, a difference of 1.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 97th of 139 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 162.8 | 56 | 106.8 | Cuba |
| 1990s | 75.57 | 29.43 | 46.14 | Cuba |
| 2000s | 80.2 | 28.8 | 51.4 | Cuba |
| 2010s | 33.5 | 21 | 12.5 | Cuba |
| 2020s | 20.75 | 21.25 | 0.5 | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Cuba or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 13 against 12 in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Cuba and Uruguay?
- 1, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Uruguay?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Uruguay rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Cuba ranks 99th and Uruguay ranks 97th 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.