Canada vs Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: Patent applications, residents

Canada
4,710
in 2021
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
6,937
in 2020
Canada rank
14th
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank
13th

Patent applications, residents over time

  • Canada
  • Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea currently reports 6,937 against 4,710 in Canada, a difference of 2,227.

That makes Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 14th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 135 countries.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
2000s 5,192 6,753 1,561 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2010s 4,442 7,941 3,499 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
2020s 4,452 6,937 2,485 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patent applications, residents, Canada or Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, at 6,937 against 4,710 in Canada as of 2020.
What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Canada and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
2,227, with Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Canada and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank globally for patent applications, residents?
Canada ranks 14th and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 13th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Patent applications, residents
Source
WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
147 places, 4,224 data points, 1980–2021
Last refreshed

Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.