Czechia vs Portugal: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications

Czechia
170.58 Patents
in 2023
Portugal
240.6 Patents
in 2023
Czechia rank
26th
Portugal rank
24th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications over time

  • Czechia
  • Portugal
0100200300197820002023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 240.6 Patents against 170.58 Patents in Czechia, a difference of 70.02 Patents.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.4 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Portugal ahead.

Czechia ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 24th of 88 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Czechia Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0.5 Patents 0.5 Patents Portugal
1980s 15.76 Patents 2.7 Patents 13.06 Patents Czechia
1990s 24.76 Patents 19.15 Patents 5.61 Patents Czechia
2000s 88.45 Patents 66.77 Patents 21.68 Patents Czechia
2010s 182.17 Patents 147.73 Patents 34.43 Patents Czechia
2020s 212.55 Patents 247.33 Patents 34.78 Patents Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications, Czechia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 240.6 Patents against 170.58 Patents in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications between Czechia and Portugal?
70.02 Patents, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Portugal rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent applications?
Czechia ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 24th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,784 data points, 1978–2023
Last refreshed

Patent counts by technology (including total patents, estimated total patents for latest years): EPO, USPTO, PCT and Patent Families indicators are presented for selected technology domains such as ICT, Artificial Intelligence, nanotechnology, biotechnology as well as environment-related and health-related technologies.