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

Italy, at 6,517 Patents against 3,884 Patents in Chile as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Chile and Italy?

2,633 Patents, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile 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.

Chile vs Italy: Patents - technology diffusion

Chile

3,884 Patents

in 2023

Italy

6,517 Patents

in 2023

Chile rank

15th

Italy rank

12th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Chile
Italy

How they compare

Italy currently reports 6,517 Patents against 3,884 Patents in Chile, a difference of 2,633 Patents.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.7 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 15th and Italy ranks 12th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Italy	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7.9 Patents	8,310 Patents	8,302 Patents	Italy
2000s	955.3 Patents	6,339 Patents	5,384 Patents	Italy
2010s	3,356 Patents	7,948 Patents	4,592 Patents	Italy
2020s	3,674 Patents	7,918 Patents	4,244 Patents	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Chile or Italy?: Italy, at 6,517 Patents against 3,884 Patents in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Chile and Italy?: 2,633 Patents, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Italy?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Chile and Italy rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Chile ranks 15th 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