Netherlands vs Poland: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Netherlands
- Poland
How they compare
Poland currently reports 3,864 Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands, a difference of 1,021 Patents.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Poland has been ahead every year.
Netherlands ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 1st of 9 countries.
Poland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,440 Patents | 6,174 Patents | 3,734 Patents | Poland |
| 2000s | 2,416 Patents | 7,742 Patents | 5,327 Patents | Poland |
| 2010s | 2,260 Patents | 9,496 Patents | 7,237 Patents | Poland |
| 2020s | 3,094 Patents | 5,522 Patents | 2,428 Patents | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Netherlands or Poland?
- Poland, at 3,864 Patents against 2,843 Patents in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Netherlands and Poland?
- 1,021 Patents, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Poland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Netherlands and Poland rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Netherlands ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 1st of 9 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