North Korea vs Qatar: Patents - international collaboration in technology development
Patents - international collaboration in technology development over time
- North Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 29 Co-inventions against 27 Co-inventions in North Korea, a difference of 2 Co-inventions.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Qatar ahead.
North Korea ranks 61st and Qatar ranks 60th of 112 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.33 Co-inventions | 29.67 Co-inventions | 10.33 Co-inventions | Qatar |
| 2020s | 27 Co-inventions | 26 Co-inventions | 1 Co-inventions | North Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patents - international collaboration in technology development, North Korea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 29 Co-inventions against 27 Co-inventions in North Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in patents - international collaboration in technology development between North Korea and Qatar?
- 2 Co-inventions, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Qatar?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2020.
- How do North Korea and Qatar rank globally for patents - international collaboration in technology development?
- North Korea ranks 61st and Qatar ranks 60th of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Patents - international collaboration in technology development — Co-inventions. 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 shares of co-inventions and on shares of inventors’ collaborations across the OECD area and elsewhere, in environment-related technologies, using inventors’ country of residence. 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