Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Greece or Russia?

Greece, at 881 Patents against 750 Patents in Russia as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Greece and Russia?

131 Patents, with Greece ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Russia?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Greece vs Russia: Patents - technology diffusion

Greece

881 Patents

in 2023

Russia

750 Patents

in 2023

Greece rank

29th

Russia rank

31st

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Greece
Russia

How they compare

Greece currently reports 881 Patents against 750 Patents in Russia, a difference of 131 Patents.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 29th and Russia ranks 31st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,593 Patents	13,296 Patents	11,703 Patents	Russia
2000s	906.3 Patents	33,639 Patents	32,733 Patents	Russia
2010s	463.5 Patents	39,534 Patents	39,071 Patents	Russia
2020s	803.5 Patents	8,176 Patents	7,373 Patents	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Greece or Russia?: Greece, at 881 Patents against 750 Patents in Russia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Greece and Russia?: 131 Patents, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Russia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Greece and Russia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Greece ranks 29th and Russia ranks 31st 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