Denmark vs Norway: Annual patent applications

Denmark
1,090
in 2021
Norway
946
in 2021
Denmark rank
31st
Norway rank
33rd

Annual patent applications over time

  • Denmark
  • Norway
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1,090 against 946 in Norway, a difference of 144.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 31st and Norway ranks 33rd of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications
Source
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
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