Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Egypt or Iceland?

Iceland, at 20 Patents against 15 Patents in Egypt as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?

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.

Egypt vs Iceland: Patents - technology diffusion

Egypt

15 Patents

in 2023

Iceland

20 Patents

in 2023

Egypt rank

57th

Iceland rank

54th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Egypt
Iceland

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 20 Patents against 15 Patents in Egypt, a difference of 5 Patents.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Egypt's.

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

Egypt ranks 57th and Iceland ranks 54th of 104 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Egypt	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	346.4 Patents	204.1 Patents	142.3 Patents	Egypt
2000s	428.3 Patents	424.6 Patents	3.7 Patents	Egypt
2010s	128.3 Patents	28.5 Patents	99.8 Patents	Egypt
2020s	18 Patents	15.25 Patents	2.75 Patents	Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Egypt or Iceland?: Iceland, at 20 Patents against 15 Patents in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Egypt and Iceland?: 5 Patents, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Iceland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Iceland rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Egypt ranks 57th and Iceland ranks 54th 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