Lithuania vs Netherlands: Patents - technology diffusion

Lithuania
80 Patents
in 2023
Netherlands
2,843 Patents
in 2023
Lithuania rank
5th
Netherlands rank
2nd

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k199020062023

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2,843 Patents against 80 Patents in Lithuania, a difference of 2,763 Patents.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 35.5 times Lithuania's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 9 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 293.67 Patents 2,400 Patents 2,107 Patents Netherlands
2000s 191.4 Patents 2,416 Patents 2,224 Patents Netherlands
2010s 605 Patents 2,260 Patents 1,655 Patents Netherlands
2020s 203.75 Patents 3,094 Patents 2,890 Patents Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Lithuania or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 2,843 Patents against 80 Patents in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Lithuania and Netherlands?
2,763 Patents, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Netherlands?
33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Netherlands rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
Lithuania ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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

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