Croatia vs Iceland: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Croatia
- Iceland
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 62 against 38 in Iceland, a difference of 24.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.6 times Iceland's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Croatia has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 79th and Iceland ranks 82nd of 139 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 321.12 | 27.12 | 294 | Croatia |
| 2000s | 340.3 | 56.1 | 284.2 | Croatia |
| 2010s | 191.2 | 44.2 | 147 | Croatia |
| 2020s | 108.4 | 34.8 | 73.6 | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Croatia or Iceland?
- Croatia, at 62 against 38 in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Croatia and Iceland?
- 24, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Iceland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Iceland rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Croatia ranks 79th and Iceland ranks 82nd of 139 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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About this data
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.