Ecuador vs Portugal: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Ecuador
- Portugal
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 534 Patents against 468 Patents in Portugal, a difference of 66 Patents.
That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th of 104 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 227.1 Patents | 2,857 Patents | 2,630 Patents | Portugal |
| 2000s | 544.5 Patents | 2,996 Patents | 2,451 Patents | Portugal |
| 2010s | 598 Patents | 2,406 Patents | 1,808 Patents | Portugal |
| 2020s | 591.75 Patents | 826.75 Patents | 235 Patents | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Ecuador or Portugal?
- Ecuador, at 534 Patents against 468 Patents in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Ecuador and Portugal?
- 66 Patents, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Portugal rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Portugal ranks 37th 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