Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Jamaica or Tunisia?

Tunisia, at 3 Patents against 2 Patents in Jamaica as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tunisia?

6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.

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.

Jamaica vs Tunisia: Patents - technology diffusion

Jamaica

2 Patents

in 2012

Tunisia

3 Patents

in 2023

Jamaica rank

79th

Tunisia rank

76th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Jamaica
Tunisia

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 3 Patents against 2 Patents in Jamaica, a difference of 1 Patents.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 1.5 times Jamaica's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 76th of 104 countries.

Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.2 Patents	128.4 Patents	127.2 Patents	Tunisia
2010s	2 Patents	215 Patents	213 Patents	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Jamaica or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 3 Patents against 2 Patents in Jamaica as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Jamaica and Tunisia?: 1 Patents, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Tunisia?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2012.
How do Jamaica and Tunisia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Jamaica ranks 79th and Tunisia ranks 76th 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