Estonia vs United States: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Estonia
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 370,325 Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia, a difference of 370,293 Patents.
Across all 30 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 8th and United States ranks 2nd of 9 regions.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 665.67 Patents | 193,912 Patents | 193,246 Patents | United States |
| 2000s | 261.1 Patents | 338,783 Patents | 338,522 Patents | United States |
| 2010s | 43.1 Patents | 406,901 Patents | 406,858 Patents | United States |
| 2020s | 23 Patents | 420,060 Patents | 420,036 Patents | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Estonia or United States?
- United States, at 370,325 Patents against 32 Patents in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Estonia and United States?
- 370,293 Patents, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and United States rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Estonia ranks 8th and United States ranks 2nd of 9 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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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