Costa Rica vs Czechia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Costa Rica
- Czechia
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 435 Patents against 408 Patents in Costa Rica, a difference of 27 Patents.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Czechia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Czechia ranks 38th of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Czechia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Czechia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2 Patents | 3,529 Patents | 3,503 Patents | Czechia |
| 2000s | 421.8 Patents | 1,895 Patents | 1,473 Patents | Czechia |
| 2010s | 851.2 Patents | 788.1 Patents | 63.1 Patents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 640.5 Patents | 520 Patents | 120.5 Patents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Costa Rica or Czechia?
- Czechia, at 435 Patents against 408 Patents in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Costa Rica and Czechia?
- 27 Patents, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Czechia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Czechia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Czechia ranks 38th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation