South Korea vs Upper middle income: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 1.39 million against 186,245 in South Korea, a difference of 1.20 million.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 7.5 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1997 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd of 135 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57,975 | 40,767 | 17,208 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 104,947 | 145,410 | 40,463 | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 156,597 | 928,310 | 771,713 | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 180,477 | 1.39 million | 1.21 million | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, South Korea or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 1.39 million against 186,245 in South Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 1.20 million, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2020.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- South Korea ranks 4th and Upper middle income ranks 3rd 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.