Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Iran or Nicaragua?

Nicaragua, at 59 Patents against 48 Patents in Iran as of 2021.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Iran and Nicaragua?

11 Patents, with Nicaragua ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?

19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.

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.

Iran vs Nicaragua: Patents - technology diffusion

Iran

48 Patents

in 2023

Nicaragua

59 Patents

in 2021

Iran rank

52nd

Nicaragua rank

50th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Iran
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 59 Patents against 48 Patents in Iran, a difference of 11 Patents.

That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.2 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Iran ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 50th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2 Patents	2 Patents	0 Patents	—
2000s	2.83 Patents	79.83 Patents	77 Patents	Nicaragua
2010s	29.8 Patents	193.4 Patents	163.6 Patents	Nicaragua
2020s	63 Patents	87 Patents	24 Patents	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Iran or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 59 Patents against 48 Patents in Iran as of 2021.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Iran and Nicaragua?: 11 Patents, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Nicaragua?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Iran and Nicaragua rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Iran ranks 52nd and Nicaragua ranks 50th 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