Colombia vs Sweden: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Colombia
- Sweden
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 2,577 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden, a difference of 856 Patents.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.5 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sweden ahead.
Colombia ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 799.6 Patents | 3,782 Patents | 2,982 Patents | Sweden |
| 2000s | 767.4 Patents | 3,073 Patents | 2,305 Patents | Sweden |
| 2010s | 2,128 Patents | 1,756 Patents | 372.6 Patents | Colombia |
| 2020s | 2,922 Patents | 1,705 Patents | 1,217 Patents | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Colombia or Sweden?
- Colombia, at 2,577 Patents against 1,721 Patents in Sweden as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Colombia and Sweden?
- 856 Patents, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sweden?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Colombia and Sweden rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Colombia ranks 18th and Sweden ranks 20th 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