Colombia vs Luxembourg: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Colombia
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 2,752 Patents against 2,577 Patents in Colombia, a difference of 175 Patents.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Colombia ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 17th of 104 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 799.6 Patents | 144.9 Patents | 654.7 Patents | Colombia |
| 2000s | 767.4 Patents | 79.1 Patents | 688.3 Patents | Colombia |
| 2010s | 2,128 Patents | 307.7 Patents | 1,820 Patents | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2,922 Patents | 1,851 Patents | 1,071 Patents | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Colombia or Luxembourg?
- Luxembourg, at 2,752 Patents against 2,577 Patents in Colombia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Colombia and Luxembourg?
- 175 Patents, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Luxembourg?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Luxembourg rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Colombia ranks 18th and Luxembourg ranks 17th 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