San Marino vs United Arab Emirates: Patents - technology diffusion

San Marino
15 Patents
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
10 Patents
in 2023
San Marino rank
57th
United Arab Emirates rank
60th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

  • San Marino
  • United Arab Emirates
02004006008001.0k199620092023

How they compare

San Marino currently reports 15 Patents against 10 Patents in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 5 Patents.

That makes San Marino's figure about 1.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1999 it was San Marino ahead.

San Marino ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 60th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade San Marino United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 3 Patents 1 Patents 2 Patents San Marino
2000s 28.1 Patents 3.4 Patents 24.7 Patents San Marino
2010s 652.22 Patents 2.89 Patents 649.33 Patents San Marino
2020s 138.75 Patents 6.25 Patents 132.5 Patents San Marino

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, San Marino or United Arab Emirates?
San Marino, at 15 Patents against 10 Patents in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between San Marino and United Arab Emirates?
5 Patents, with San Marino ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for San Marino and United Arab Emirates?
24 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do San Marino and United Arab Emirates rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
San Marino ranks 57th and United Arab Emirates ranks 60th 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

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