El Salvador vs Malta: Patents - technology diffusion

El Salvador
1 Patents
in 2023
Malta
1 Patents
in 2022
El Salvador rank
92nd
Malta rank
92nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malta
050100150200250199020062023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 1 Patents against 1 Patents in Malta, a difference of 0 Patents.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malta ahead.

El Salvador ranks 92nd and Malta ranks 92nd of 104 countries.

El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malta Difference Ahead
1990s 58.4 Patents 5 Patents 53.4 Patents El Salvador
2000s 124 Patents 2.11 Patents 121.89 Patents El Salvador
2010s 136.25 Patents 3.25 Patents 133 Patents El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, El Salvador or Malta?
El Salvador, at 1 Patents against 1 Patents in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between El Salvador and Malta?
0 Patents, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malta?
18 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do El Salvador and Malta rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
El Salvador ranks 92nd and Malta ranks 92nd 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

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

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