Canada vs Estonia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Canada
- Estonia
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6,523 Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia, a difference of 6,491 Patents.
That makes Canada's figure about 203.8 times Estonia's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 11th and Estonia ranks 8th of 104 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39,571 Patents | 665.67 Patents | 38,905 Patents | Canada |
| 2000s | 48,076 Patents | 261.1 Patents | 47,815 Patents | Canada |
| 2010s | 44,677 Patents | 43.1 Patents | 44,634 Patents | Canada |
| 2020s | 35,754 Patents | 23 Patents | 35,731 Patents | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Canada or Estonia?
- Canada, at 6,523 Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Canada and Estonia?
- 6,491 Patents, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Estonia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Estonia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Canada ranks 11th and Estonia ranks 8th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. 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 patent applications by patent office. 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