Croatia vs Korea: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Croatia
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 209,296 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 209,108 Patents.
That makes Korea's figure about 1,113.3 times Croatia's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Croatia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 5 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 776.12 Patents | 70,300 Patents | 69,524 Patents | Korea |
| 2000s | 973.6 Patents | 148,569 Patents | 147,595 Patents | Korea |
| 2010s | 2,284 Patents | 186,682 Patents | 184,398 Patents | Korea |
| 2020s | 970 Patents | 214,830 Patents | 213,860 Patents | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Korea?
- Korea, at 209,296 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and Korea?
- 209,108 Patents, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Korea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Korea rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Croatia ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 1st of 5 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