Canada vs Switzerland: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Canada
- Switzerland
How they compare
Canada currently reports 4,944 Co-inventions against 3,365 Co-inventions in Switzerland, a difference of 1,579 Co-inventions.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Switzerland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 112 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,238 Co-inventions | 1,275 Co-inventions | 963.1 Co-inventions | Canada |
| 2000s | 4,686 Co-inventions | 2,541 Co-inventions | 2,146 Co-inventions | Canada |
| 2010s | 5,544 Co-inventions | 3,528 Co-inventions | 2,015 Co-inventions | Canada |
| 2020s | 5,253 Co-inventions | 3,493 Co-inventions | 1,760 Co-inventions | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Canada or Switzerland?
- Canada, at 4,944 Co-inventions against 3,365 Co-inventions in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Canada and Switzerland?
- 1,579 Co-inventions, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Switzerland rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Canada ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. 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 shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. 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