Costa Rica vs Hungary: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 474 Patents against 408 Patents in Costa Rica, a difference of 66 Patents.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Hungary has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 39th and Hungary ranks 36th of 104 countries.
Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Hungary | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.2 Patents | 4,510 Patents | 4,484 Patents | Hungary |
| 2000s | 421.8 Patents | 2,361 Patents | 1,940 Patents | Hungary |
| 2010s | 851.2 Patents | 4,316 Patents | 3,464 Patents | Hungary |
| 2020s | 640.5 Patents | 1,572 Patents | 932 Patents | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Costa Rica or Hungary?
- Hungary, at 474 Patents against 408 Patents in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 66 Patents, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Hungary?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Hungary rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Costa Rica ranks 39th and Hungary ranks 36th 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