Estonia vs Lithuania: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants

Estonia
10 Patents
in 2022
Lithuania
11 Patents
in 2022
Estonia rank
10th
Lithuania rank
8th

Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time

  • Estonia
  • Lithuania
0102030197820002022

How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 11 Patents against 10 Patents in Estonia, a difference of 1 Patents.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Lithuania ahead.

Estonia ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 8th of 13 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1970s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents —
1980s 0 Patents 0 Patents 0 Patents —
1990s 0.85 Patents 0.2 Patents 0.65 Patents Estonia
2000s 5.15 Patents 3.4 Patents 1.75 Patents Estonia
2010s 16.15 Patents 15.97 Patents 0.175 Patents Estonia
2020s 14.94 Patents 20.17 Patents 5.22 Patents Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Estonia or Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 11 Patents against 10 Patents in Estonia as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Estonia and Lithuania?
1 Patents, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
Estonia ranks 10th and Lithuania ranks 8th of 13 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants. 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 grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
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.