Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Jordan or Uruguay?

Jordan, at 11 Patents against 9 Patents in Uruguay as of 2022.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Uruguay?

33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.

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.

Jordan vs Uruguay: Patents - technology diffusion

Jordan

11 Patents

in 2022

Uruguay

9 Patents

in 2023

Jordan rank

59th

Uruguay rank

61st

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Jordan
Uruguay

How they compare

Jordan currently reports 11 Patents against 9 Patents in Uruguay, a difference of 2 Patents.

That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Jordan ahead.

Jordan ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 61st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jordan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.5 Patents	216.7 Patents	191.2 Patents	Uruguay
2000s	90.9 Patents	662.4 Patents	571.5 Patents	Uruguay
2010s	242.1 Patents	791.8 Patents	549.7 Patents	Uruguay
2020s	221 Patents	615 Patents	394 Patents	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Jordan or Uruguay?: Jordan, at 11 Patents against 9 Patents in Uruguay as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Jordan and Uruguay?: 2 Patents, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Uruguay?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Jordan and Uruguay rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Jordan ranks 59th and Uruguay ranks 61st 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