Bulgaria vs Cayman Islands: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time
- Bulgaria
- Cayman Islands
How they compare
Cayman Islands currently reports 4.5 Patents against 4 Patents in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5 Patents.
That makes Cayman Islands's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Cayman Islands ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 39th and Cayman Islands ranks 38th of 88 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Cayman Islands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Cayman Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 1 Patents | 1 Patents | Cayman Islands |
| 1980s | 7.1 Patents | 5.6 Patents | 1.5 Patents | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 2.14 Patents | 13.5 Patents | 11.36 Patents | Cayman Islands |
| 2000s | 5.87 Patents | 37.06 Patents | 31.19 Patents | Cayman Islands |
| 2010s | 15.07 Patents | 125.42 Patents | 110.35 Patents | Cayman Islands |
| 2020s | 13.67 Patents | 14.72 Patents | 1.06 Patents | Cayman Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Bulgaria or Cayman Islands?
- Cayman Islands, at 4.5 Patents against 4 Patents in Bulgaria as of 2022.
- What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Bulgaria and Cayman Islands?
- 0.5 Patents, with Cayman Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Cayman Islands?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Bulgaria and Cayman Islands rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
- Bulgaria ranks 39th and Cayman Islands ranks 38th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.