Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Canada or Italy?

Canada, at 6,523 Patents against 6,517 Patents in Italy as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Canada vs Italy: Patents - technology diffusion

Canada

6,523 Patents

in 2023

Italy

6,517 Patents

in 2023

Canada rank

11th

Italy rank

12th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Canada
Italy

How they compare

Canada currently reports 6,523 Patents against 6,517 Patents in Italy, a difference of 6 Patents.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 11th and Italy ranks 12th of 104 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	37,749 Patents	8,310 Patents	29,439 Patents	Canada
2000s	48,076 Patents	6,339 Patents	41,737 Patents	Canada
2010s	44,677 Patents	7,948 Patents	36,729 Patents	Canada
2020s	35,754 Patents	7,918 Patents	27,836 Patents	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Canada or Italy?: Canada, at 6,523 Patents against 6,517 Patents in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Canada and Italy?: 6 Patents, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Canada ranks 11th and Italy ranks 12th 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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Indicator: Patents - technology diffusion
Unit: Patents
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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