Portugal vs Singapore: Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants
Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants over time
- Portugal
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 75.67 Patents against 41.33 Patents in Portugal, a difference of 34.34 Patents.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.8 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Singapore ahead.
Portugal ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 21st of 88 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 1980s | 0.9 Patents | 2.45 Patents | 1.55 Patents | Singapore |
| 1990s | 12.35 Patents | 20.17 Patents | 7.82 Patents | Singapore |
| 2000s | 31.39 Patents | 131.12 Patents | 99.73 Patents | Singapore |
| 2010s | 82.43 Patents | 271.04 Patents | 188.61 Patents | Singapore |
| 2020s | 57.74 Patents | 155.31 Patents | 97.57 Patents | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants, Portugal or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 75.67 Patents against 41.33 Patents in Portugal as of 2022.
- What is the difference in patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants between Portugal and Singapore?
- 34.34 Patents, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for patents in oecd selected technologies — patent grants?
- Portugal ranks 24th and Singapore ranks 21st of 88 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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About this data
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.