Korea vs Poland: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Korea
- Poland
How they compare
Korea currently reports 209,296 Patents against 3,864 Patents in Poland, a difference of 205,432 Patents.
That makes Korea's figure about 54.2 times Poland's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 5 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62,787 Patents | 6,174 Patents | 56,613 Patents | Korea |
| 2000s | 148,569 Patents | 7,742 Patents | 140,826 Patents | Korea |
| 2010s | 186,682 Patents | 9,496 Patents | 177,186 Patents | Korea |
| 2020s | 214,830 Patents | 5,522 Patents | 209,308 Patents | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Korea or Poland?
- Korea, at 209,296 Patents against 3,864 Patents in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Korea and Poland?
- 205,432 Patents, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Poland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Korea and Poland rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Korea ranks 1st and Poland ranks 1st of 5 groups.
- 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