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

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

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

16 years are reported by both, from 1991 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.

Nigeria vs Tunisia: Patents - technology diffusion

Nigeria

2 Patents

in 2023

Tunisia

3 Patents

in 2023

Nigeria rank

79th

Tunisia rank

76th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Nigeria
Tunisia

How they compare

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

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

Across all 16 years both countries report, Tunisia has been ahead every year.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.33 Patents	84.33 Patents	83 Patents	Tunisia
2000s	1.75 Patents	184.5 Patents	182.75 Patents	Tunisia
2010s	1.29 Patents	136.71 Patents	135.43 Patents	Tunisia
2020s	2 Patents	14 Patents	12 Patents	Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Nigeria or Tunisia?: Tunisia, at 3 Patents against 2 Patents in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Nigeria and Tunisia?: 1 Patents, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Tunisia?: 16 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Nigeria and Tunisia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Nigeria 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