Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Cuba or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 59 Patents against 33 Patents in Cuba as of 2021.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Cuba and Nicaragua?

26 Patents, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?

22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.

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.

Cuba vs Nicaragua: Patents - technology diffusion

Cuba

33 Patents

in 2023

Nicaragua

59 Patents

in 2021

Cuba rank

53rd

Nicaragua rank

50th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Cuba
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 59 Patents against 33 Patents in Cuba, a difference of 26 Patents.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.8 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Cuba ahead.

Cuba ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 104 countries.

Cuba has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cuba	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.5 Patents	1.5 Patents	87 Patents	Cuba
2000s	114 Patents	62.75 Patents	51.25 Patents	Cuba
2010s	221.6 Patents	193.4 Patents	28.2 Patents	Cuba
2020s	93 Patents	87 Patents	6 Patents	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Cuba or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 59 Patents against 33 Patents in Cuba as of 2021.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Cuba and Nicaragua?: 26 Patents, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Nicaragua?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2021.
How do Cuba and Nicaragua rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Cuba ranks 53rd and Nicaragua ranks 50th 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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Indicator: Patents - technology diffusion
Unit: Patents
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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