Denmark vs Sweden: Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies
Denmark
1 patents
in 2022
Sweden
1 patents
in 2025
Denmark rank
36th
Sweden rank
36th
Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1 patents against 1 patents in Sweden, a difference of 0 patents.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Denmark ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 36th of 53 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.56 patents | 5.33 patents | 0.2222 patents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 21 patents | 22.5 patents | 1.5 patents | Sweden |
| 2020s | 4.33 patents | 11.33 patents | 7 patents | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies, Denmark or Sweden?
- Denmark, at 1 patents against 1 patents in Sweden as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies between Denmark and Sweden?
- 0 patents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies?
- Denmark ranks 36th and Sweden ranks 36th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IRENA – INSPIRE Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual patents filed for electric vehicle technologies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Figures in recent years are subject to a time lag; submitted patents may not yet be reflected in the data.