Cuba vs Iran: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Cuba
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 48 Patents against 33 Patents in Cuba, a difference of 15 Patents.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.5 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 53rd and Iran ranks 52nd of 104 countries.
Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.83 Patents | 1.17 Patents | 66.67 Patents | Cuba |
| 2000s | 121.25 Patents | 2.62 Patents | 118.62 Patents | Cuba |
| 2010s | 221.6 Patents | 29.8 Patents | 191.8 Patents | Cuba |
| 2020s | 63.5 Patents | 58.5 Patents | 5 Patents | Cuba |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Cuba or Iran?
- Iran, at 48 Patents against 33 Patents in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Cuba and Iran?
- 15 Patents, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Iran?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Iran rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Cuba ranks 53rd and Iran ranks 52nd 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