United Arab Emirates vs Uruguay: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- United Arab Emirates
- Uruguay
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 10 Patents against 9 Patents in Uruguay, a difference of 1 Patents.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Uruguay ahead.
United Arab Emirates ranks 60th 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 | United Arab Emirates | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 Patents | 325 Patents | 324 Patents | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.4 Patents | 662.4 Patents | 659 Patents | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2.89 Patents | 773.33 Patents | 770.44 Patents | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 6.25 Patents | 463.5 Patents | 457.25 Patents | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, United Arab Emirates or Uruguay?
- United Arab Emirates, at 10 Patents against 9 Patents in Uruguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?
- 1 Patents, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United Arab Emirates and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do United Arab Emirates and Uruguay rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 60th 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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About this data
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