Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Latvia or Viet Nam?

Viet Nam, at 68 Patents against 41 Patents in Latvia as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Latvia and Viet Nam?

27 Patents, with Viet Nam ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Viet Nam?

29 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Latvia vs Viet Nam: Patents - technology diffusion

Latvia

41 Patents

in 2023

Viet Nam

68 Patents

in 2023

Latvia rank

7th

Viet Nam rank

6th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Latvia
Viet Nam

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 68 Patents against 41 Patents in Latvia, a difference of 27 Patents.

That makes Viet Nam's figure about 1.7 times Latvia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 9 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Latvia	Viet Nam	Difference	Ahead
1990s	508.67 Patents	9.33 Patents	499.33 Patents	Latvia
2000s	136.44 Patents	10.44 Patents	126 Patents	Latvia
2010s	134.6 Patents	24.2 Patents	110.4 Patents	Latvia
2020s	72.5 Patents	73.5 Patents	1 Patents	Viet Nam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Latvia or Viet Nam?: Viet Nam, at 68 Patents against 41 Patents in Latvia as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Latvia and Viet Nam?: 27 Patents, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Viet Nam?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Latvia and Viet Nam rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Latvia ranks 7th and Viet Nam ranks 6th of 9 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