Estonia vs France: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- Estonia
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 12,876 Co-inventions against 50 Co-inventions in Estonia, a difference of 12,826 Co-inventions.
That makes France's figure about 257.5 times Estonia's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 7th and France ranks 6th of 8 groups.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 154.4 Co-inventions | 4,571 Co-inventions | 4,417 Co-inventions | France |
| 2000s | 42 Co-inventions | 8,423 Co-inventions | 8,381 Co-inventions | France |
| 2010s | 62.4 Co-inventions | 12,541 Co-inventions | 12,478 Co-inventions | France |
| 2020s | 56.5 Co-inventions | 12,367 Co-inventions | 12,310 Co-inventions | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, Estonia or France?
- France, at 12,876 Co-inventions against 50 Co-inventions in Estonia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between Estonia and France?
- 12,826 Co-inventions, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and France?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Estonia and France rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- Estonia ranks 7th and France ranks 6th of 8 groups.
- 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