Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, North Korea or Monaco?

North Korea, at 6 Patents against 6 Patents in Monaco as of 2023.

What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between North Korea and Monaco?

0 Patents, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Monaco?

24 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.

North Korea vs Monaco: Patents - technology diffusion

North Korea

6 Patents

in 2023

Monaco

6 Patents

in 2023

North Korea rank

66th

Monaco rank

66th

Patents - technology diffusion over time

North Korea
Monaco

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 6 Patents against 6 Patents in Monaco, a difference of 0 Patents.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Monaco ahead.

North Korea ranks 66th and Monaco ranks 66th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Monaco	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.33 Patents	84 Patents	81.67 Patents	Monaco
2000s	3.12 Patents	9.38 Patents	6.25 Patents	Monaco
2010s	3.67 Patents	11.11 Patents	7.44 Patents	Monaco
2020s	3.5 Patents	6.5 Patents	3 Patents	Monaco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, North Korea or Monaco?: North Korea, at 6 Patents against 6 Patents in Monaco as of 2023.
What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between North Korea and Monaco?: 0 Patents, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Monaco?: 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Monaco rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?: North Korea ranks 66th and Monaco ranks 66th 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