North Korea vs Sri Lanka: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- North Korea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 7 Patents against 6 Patents in North Korea, a difference of 1 Patents.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North Korea ahead.
North Korea ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd of 104 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.33 Patents | 2 Patents | 0.3333 Patents | North Korea |
| 2000s | 3.43 Patents | 3.43 Patents | 0 Patents | — |
| 2010s | 3.67 Patents | 4.89 Patents | 1.22 Patents | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.33 Patents | 9 Patents | 4.67 Patents | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, North Korea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 7 Patents against 6 Patents in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 1 Patents, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do North Korea and Sri Lanka rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- North Korea ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 63rd 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