Australia vs Croatia: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Australia
- Croatia
How they compare
Australia currently reports 37,316 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 37,128 Patents.
That makes Australia's figure about 198.5 times Croatia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 6th and Croatia ranks 5th of 104 countries.
Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42,368 Patents | 776.12 Patents | 41,592 Patents | Australia |
| 2000s | 58,034 Patents | 973.6 Patents | 57,060 Patents | Australia |
| 2010s | 38,091 Patents | 2,284 Patents | 35,807 Patents | Australia |
| 2020s | 43,966 Patents | 970 Patents | 42,996 Patents | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Australia or Croatia?
- Australia, at 37,316 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Australia and Croatia?
- 37,128 Patents, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Croatia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Croatia rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Australia ranks 6th and Croatia ranks 5th of 104 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - technology diffusion. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent statistics and indicators are suitable for tracking innovation in environment-related technologies. They allow the assessment of countries' innovation performance as well as the design of governments' environmental and innovation policies. This dataset presents data on patent applications by patent office. For more information on the methodology, click the link below on "Database documentation" Data source(s): OECD, STI Micro-data Lab: Intellectual Property Database, http://oe.cd/ipstats Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: April 16, 2026 Database documentation