Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Georgia or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 7 Patents against 6 Patents in Georgia as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Georgia and Sri Lanka?

1 Patents, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Sri Lanka?

31 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.

Georgia vs Sri Lanka: Patents - technology diffusion

Georgia

6 Patents

in 2023

Sri Lanka

7 Patents

in 2023

Georgia rank

66th

Sri Lanka rank

63rd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Georgia
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 7 Patents against 6 Patents in Georgia, a difference of 1 Patents.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Georgia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Georgia ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Georgia	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1990s	69.67 Patents	3.22 Patents	66.44 Patents	Georgia
2000s	76.11 Patents	3.11 Patents	73 Patents	Georgia
2010s	45.9 Patents	5.9 Patents	40 Patents	Georgia
2020s	27.33 Patents	9 Patents	18.33 Patents	Georgia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Georgia or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 7 Patents against 6 Patents in Georgia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Georgia and Sri Lanka?: 1 Patents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Georgia and Sri Lanka?: 31 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Georgia and Sri Lanka rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Georgia ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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