Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Estonia or Japan?

Japan, at 251,752 Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Estonia and Japan?

251,720 Patents, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?

30 years are reported by both, from 1994 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.

Estonia vs Japan: Patents - technology diffusion

Estonia

32 Patents

in 2023

Japan

251,752 Patents

in 2023

Estonia rank

4th

Japan rank

3rd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Estonia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 251,752 Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia, a difference of 251,720 Patents.

That makes Japan's figure about 7,867.2 times Estonia's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 5 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	665.67 Patents	376,358 Patents	375,693 Patents	Japan
2000s	261.1 Patents	397,516 Patents	397,255 Patents	Japan
2010s	43.1 Patents	312,548 Patents	312,505 Patents	Japan
2020s	23 Patents	271,359 Patents	271,336 Patents	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Estonia or Japan?: Japan, at 251,752 Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Estonia and Japan?: 251,720 Patents, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Estonia and Japan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Estonia ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 5 regions.
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