Croatia vs Netherlands: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Croatia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 2,843 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia, a difference of 2,655 Patents.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 15.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Netherlands ahead.
Croatia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd of 5 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 776.12 Patents | 2,440 Patents | 1,664 Patents | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 973.6 Patents | 2,416 Patents | 1,442 Patents | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2,284 Patents | 2,260 Patents | 24.5 Patents | Croatia |
| 2020s | 970 Patents | 3,094 Patents | 2,124 Patents | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Croatia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 2,843 Patents against 188 Patents in Croatia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Croatia and Netherlands?
- 2,655 Patents, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Croatia ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 2nd 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