Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Belgium or Denmark?

Denmark, at 1,152 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Belgium and Denmark?

76 Patents, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Belgium vs Denmark: Patents - technology diffusion

Belgium

1,076 Patents

in 2023

Denmark

1,152 Patents

in 2023

Belgium rank

27th

Denmark rank

26th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

Belgium
Denmark

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 1,152 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium, a difference of 76 Patents.

That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.

Belgium ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 26th of 104 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Denmark	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,015 Patents	6,746 Patents	5,731 Patents	Denmark
2000s	614.6 Patents	5,582 Patents	4,968 Patents	Denmark
2010s	904.8 Patents	4,943 Patents	4,038 Patents	Denmark
2020s	1,109 Patents	1,776 Patents	667 Patents	Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Belgium or Denmark?: Denmark, at 1,152 Patents against 1,076 Patents in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Belgium and Denmark?: 76 Patents, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Denmark?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Denmark rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: Belgium ranks 27th and Denmark ranks 26th 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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Indicator: Patents - technology diffusion
Unit: Patents
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 118 places, 3,266 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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