Costa Rica vs Dominican Republic: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Costa Rica
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 408 Patents against 365 Patents in Dominican Republic, a difference of 43 Patents.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Dominican Republic ranks 40th of 104 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2 Patents | 3 Patents | 8.2 Patents | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 421.8 Patents | 103 Patents | 318.8 Patents | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 851.2 Patents | 343.8 Patents | 507.4 Patents | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 640.5 Patents | 306 Patents | 334.5 Patents | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Costa Rica or Dominican Republic?
- Costa Rica, at 408 Patents against 365 Patents in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 43 Patents, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Dominican Republic?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Dominican Republic rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Dominican Republic ranks 40th 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