Costa Rica vs Lebanon: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Costa Rica
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 48 Co-inventions against 42 Co-inventions in Costa Rica, a difference of 6 Co-inventions.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lebanon ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 55th and Lebanon ranks 54th of 112 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.5 Co-inventions | 28 Co-inventions | 11.5 Co-inventions | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 44.44 Co-inventions | 33.89 Co-inventions | 10.56 Co-inventions | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 47.25 Co-inventions | 47.5 Co-inventions | 0.25 Co-inventions | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Costa Rica or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 48 Co-inventions against 42 Co-inventions in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 6 Co-inventions, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lebanon?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Lebanon rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Costa Rica ranks 55th and Lebanon ranks 54th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. 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 shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. 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