Denmark vs Norway: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Denmark
- Norway
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.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,042 | 853.8 | 187.7 | Denmark |
| 1990s | 1,298 | 1,109 | 188.5 | Denmark |
| 2000s | 1,692 | 1,178 | 514.2 | Denmark |
| 2010s | 1,444 | 1,103 | 341.5 | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,176 | 913 | 262.5 | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Denmark or Norway?
- Denmark, at 1,090 against 946 in Norway as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Denmark and Norway?
- 144, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Norway?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2021.
- How do Denmark and Norway rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Denmark ranks 31st and Norway ranks 33rd 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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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.