Denmark vs Italy: Annual patent applications per million people

Denmark
186.11 applications per million people
in 2021
Italy
173.86 applications per million people
in 2021
Denmark rank
13th
Italy rank
16th

Annual patent applications per million people over time

  • Denmark
  • Italy
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How they compare

Denmark currently reports 186.11 applications per million people against 173.86 applications per million people in Italy, a difference of 12.25 applications per million people.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Denmark ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th of 135 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual patent applications per million people
Unit
applications per million people
Source
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World i
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
135 places, 3,804 data points, 1980–2021
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