North Korea vs Turkey: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- North Korea
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 10,004 against 6,936 in North Korea, a difference of 3,068.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.4 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 10th of 139 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,753 | 1,591 | 5,162 | North Korea |
| 2010s | 7,941 | 5,784 | 2,158 | North Korea |
| 2020s | 6,897 | 8,798 | 1,900 | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, North Korea or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 10,004 against 6,936 in North Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between North Korea and Turkey?
- 3,068, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Turkey?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do North Korea and Turkey rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- North Korea ranks 13th and Turkey ranks 10th 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.