Japan vs Lithuania: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Japan
- Lithuania
How they compare
Japan currently reports 251,752 Patents against 80 Patents in Lithuania, a difference of 251,672 Patents.
That makes Japan's figure about 3,146.9 times Lithuania's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 5th of 104 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 372,246 Patents | 293.67 Patents | 371,953 Patents | Japan |
| 2000s | 397,516 Patents | 191.4 Patents | 397,325 Patents | Japan |
| 2010s | 312,548 Patents | 605 Patents | 311,943 Patents | Japan |
| 2020s | 271,359 Patents | 203.75 Patents | 271,155 Patents | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Japan or Lithuania?
- Japan, at 251,752 Patents against 80 Patents in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Japan and Lithuania?
- 251,672 Patents, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lithuania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Lithuania rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 5th 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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About this data
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