Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or Lithuania?

France, at 13,659 Patents against 80 Patents in Lithuania as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and Lithuania?

13,579 Patents, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lithuania?

33 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

France vs Lithuania: Patents - technology diffusion

France

13,659 Patents

in 2023

Lithuania

80 Patents

in 2023

France rank

8th

Lithuania rank

8th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

France
Lithuania

How they compare

France currently reports 13,659 Patents against 80 Patents in Lithuania, a difference of 13,579 Patents.

That makes France's figure about 170.7 times Lithuania's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 8th and Lithuania ranks 8th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Lithuania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	15,021 Patents	293.67 Patents	14,727 Patents	France
2000s	15,620 Patents	191.4 Patents	15,428 Patents	France
2010s	15,270 Patents	605 Patents	14,665 Patents	France
2020s	13,257 Patents	203.75 Patents	13,053 Patents	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or Lithuania?: France, at 13,659 Patents against 80 Patents in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and Lithuania?: 13,579 Patents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Lithuania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do France and Lithuania rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: France ranks 8th and Lithuania ranks 8th 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