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

France, at 13,659 Patents against 1 Patents in Madagascar as of 2023.

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

13,658 Patents, with France ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.

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 Madagascar: Patents - technology diffusion

France

13,659 Patents

in 2023

Madagascar

1 Patents

in 2022

France rank

8th

Madagascar rank

9th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

France
Madagascar

How they compare

France currently reports 13,659 Patents against 1 Patents in Madagascar, a difference of 13,658 Patents.

Across all 5 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

France ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 9th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	France	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	15,549 Patents	1 Patents	15,548 Patents	France
2010s	15,364 Patents	1.33 Patents	15,363 Patents	France
2020s	13,175 Patents	1 Patents	13,174 Patents	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, France or Madagascar?: France, at 13,659 Patents against 1 Patents in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between France and Madagascar?: 13,658 Patents, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Madagascar?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do France and Madagascar rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: France ranks 8th and Madagascar ranks 9th 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