Denmark vs Greece: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Denmark
- Greece
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 1,152 Patents against 881 Patents in Greece, a difference of 271 Patents.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 26th and Greece ranks 29th of 104 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,746 Patents | 1,593 Patents | 5,153 Patents | Denmark |
| 2000s | 5,582 Patents | 906.3 Patents | 4,676 Patents | Denmark |
| 2010s | 4,943 Patents | 463.5 Patents | 4,479 Patents | Denmark |
| 2020s | 1,776 Patents | 803.5 Patents | 972.75 Patents | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Denmark or Greece?
- Denmark, at 1,152 Patents against 881 Patents in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Denmark and Greece?
- 271 Patents, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Greece?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Greece rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Greece ranks 29th 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