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Economy > Intellectual property > Patents granted per million people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: No. of Patents Granted. Figures expressed per million people for the same year.

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#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 South KoreaSouth Korea 1,902.81 2011
2 JapanJapan 1,864.56 2011
3 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1,476.4 2008
4 SingaporeSingapore 1,147.64 2011
5 New ZealandNew Zealand 1,069.19 2011
6 FinlandFinland 879.85 2008
7 SwedenSweden 808.38 2008
8 AustraliaAustralia 800.8 2011
9 United StatesUnited States 720.52 2011
10 Hong KongHong Kong 714.12 2011
11 NetherlandsNetherlands 675.14 2008
12 IsraelIsrael 657.23 2011
13 CanadaCanada 602.08 2011
14 DenmarkDenmark 427.22 2008
15 AustriaAustria 276.6 2008
16 BelgiumBelgium 275.26 2008
17 North KoreaNorth Korea 255.37 2011
18 RussiaRussia 209.84 2011
19 FranceFrance 156.23 2011
20 GermanyGermany 143.27 2011
21 ChinaChina 128.05 2011
22 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 114.31 2011
23 ItalyItaly 105.07 2011
24 South AfricaSouth Africa 104.69 2011
25 MexicoMexico 96.22 2011
26 SpainSpain 79.81 2008
27 IndiaIndia 4.23 2011

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Economy > Intellectual property > Patents granted per million people: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Economy > Intellectual property > Patents granted per million people

  • Germany has ranked in the top 13 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • Japan has ranked in the top 2 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • Russia has ranked in the top 18 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • United States has ranked in the top 8 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • China has ranked in the top 20 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • United Kingdom has ranked in the top 17 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • Israel has ranked in the top 11 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • Italy has ranked in the top 16 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • Australia has ranked in the top 16 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
  • France has ranked in the top 12 for intellectual property > patents granted per million people since 2008.
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