Poland vs Taiwan: Patents - technology diffusion
Patents - technology diffusion over time
- Poland
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 55,572 Patents against 3,864 Patents in Poland, a difference of 51,708 Patents.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 14.4 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Poland ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 4th of 9 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,174 Patents | 12,233 Patents | 6,059 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 7,742 Patents | 46,398 Patents | 38,656 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 9,496 Patents | 53,429 Patents | 43,933 Patents | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 5,522 Patents | 55,007 Patents | 49,485 Patents | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - technology diffusion, Poland or Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 55,572 Patents against 3,864 Patents in Poland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - technology diffusion between Poland and Taiwan?
- 51,708 Patents, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Taiwan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Poland and Taiwan rank globally for patents - technology diffusion?
- Poland ranks 1st and Taiwan ranks 4th 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