Denmark vs Taiwan, China: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants

Denmark
264 Patents
in 2022
Taiwan, China
343 Patents
in 2022
Denmark rank
13th
Taiwan, China rank
11th

Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants over time

  • Denmark
  • Taiwan, China
02505007501.0k197820002022

How they compare

Taiwan, China currently reports 343 Patents against 264 Patents in Denmark, a difference of 79 Patents.

That makes Taiwan, China's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 13th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th of 88 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Taiwan, China Difference Ahead
1970s 21.5 Patents 1 Patents 20.5 Patents Denmark
1980s 114.96 Patents 12.6 Patents 102.36 Patents Denmark
1990s 333.02 Patents 58.22 Patents 274.8 Patents Denmark
2000s 603.85 Patents 270.9 Patents 332.95 Patents Denmark
2010s 925.39 Patents 751.44 Patents 173.95 Patents Denmark
2020s 503.25 Patents 501.75 Patents 1.5 Patents Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants, Denmark or Taiwan, China?
Taiwan, China, at 343 Patents against 264 Patents in Denmark as of 2022.
What is the difference in patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants between Denmark and Taiwan, China?
79 Patents, with Taiwan, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Taiwan, China?
45 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2022.
How do Denmark and Taiwan, China rank globally for patents by wipo technology domains — patent grants?
Denmark ranks 13th and Taiwan, China ranks 11th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs Taiwan, China: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 23 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patents-by-wipo-technology-domains-patent-grants/denmark/taiwan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patents-by-wipo-technology-domains-patent-grants/denmark/taiwan/">Denmark vs Taiwan, China: Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Patents by WIPO technology domains — Patent grants
Unit
Patents
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
104 places, 4,680 data points, 1978–2022
Last refreshed

Patent counts by technology domains developed by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)