Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Czechia or Ecuador?

Ecuador, at 534 Patents against 435 Patents in Czechia as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Czechia and Ecuador?

99 Patents, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Ecuador?

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.

Czechia vs Ecuador: Patents - technology diffusion

Czechia

435 Patents

in 2023

Ecuador

534 Patents

in 2023

Czechia rank

38th

Ecuador rank

35th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Czechia
Ecuador

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 534 Patents against 435 Patents in Czechia, a difference of 99 Patents.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 38th and Ecuador ranks 35th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Czechia averaged higher in 3 and Ecuador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Ecuador	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,529 Patents	227.1 Patents	3,302 Patents	Czechia
2000s	1,895 Patents	544.5 Patents	1,351 Patents	Czechia
2010s	788.1 Patents	598 Patents	190.1 Patents	Czechia
2020s	520 Patents	591.75 Patents	71.75 Patents	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Czechia or Ecuador?: Ecuador, at 534 Patents against 435 Patents in Czechia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Czechia and Ecuador?: 99 Patents, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Ecuador?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Czechia and Ecuador rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Czechia ranks 38th and Ecuador ranks 35th 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