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These countries have the most female inventors

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In Cuba, over half of all registered patent applicants were women in 2021. Image: UNSPLASH/Daniel Herron

Katharina Buchholz
Data Journalist, Statista
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The countries with the most female inventors.
This chart shows the share of women inventors among applicants for international patents in selected countries in 2021. Image: Statista
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