Sweden vs Switzerland: Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants
Sweden
616 Patents
in 2022
Switzerland
1,210 Patents
in 2022
Sweden rank
8th
Switzerland rank
7th
Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1,210 Patents against 616 Patents in Sweden, a difference of 594 Patents.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.0 times Sweden's.
Across all 45 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 88 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 110.92 Patents | 385.9 Patents | 274.99 Patents | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 497.97 Patents | 1,151 Patents | 652.56 Patents | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 997.9 Patents | 1,631 Patents | 633.2 Patents | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1,741 Patents | 2,676 Patents | 935.51 Patents | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 2,475 Patents | 3,603 Patents | 1,127 Patents | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 1,117 Patents | 2,039 Patents | 921.81 Patents | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher environment-related technologies patents — patent grants, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1,210 Patents against 616 Patents in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in environment-related technologies patents — patent grants between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 594 Patents, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for environment-related technologies patents — patent grants?
- Sweden ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 88 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Environment-related technologies patents — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
To identify patents in environment-related technologies (ENV-TECH), detailed search strategies have been developed drawing on more than 200,000 classification symbols. The search strategies encompass a broad spectrum of technologies related to environmental pollution, water scarcity, climate change mitigation.