Ecuador vs Singapore: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Ecuador
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 648 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador, a difference of 114 Patents.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Ecuador ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 33rd of 104 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 227.1 Patents | 2,869 Patents | 2,642 Patents | Singapore |
| 2000s | 544.5 Patents | 2,921 Patents | 2,376 Patents | Singapore |
| 2010s | 598 Patents | 10,359 Patents | 9,761 Patents | Singapore |
| 2020s | 591.75 Patents | 2,585 Patents | 1,993 Patents | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Ecuador or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 648 Patents against 534 Patents in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Ecuador and Singapore?
- 114 Patents, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Singapore?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Singapore rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Ecuador ranks 35th and Singapore ranks 33rd 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