India vs Spain: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year
India
249.99 Number
in 2013
Spain
270.03 Number
in 2013
India rank
21st
Spain rank
20th
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- India
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 270.03 Number against 249.99 Number in India, a difference of 20.04 Number.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Spain ahead.
India ranks 21st and Spain ranks 20th of 60 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.67 Number | 1 Number | 0.33 Number | Spain |
| 1980s | 2.66 Number | 10.67 Number | 8.01 Number | Spain |
| 1990s | 10.32 Number | 51.24 Number | 40.92 Number | Spain |
| 2000s | 112.58 Number | 187.84 Number | 75.26 Number | Spain |
| 2010s | 279.62 Number | 282.48 Number | 2.86 Number | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year, India or Spain?
- Spain, at 270.03 Number against 249.99 Number in India as of 2013.
- What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year between India and Spain?
- 20.04 Number, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Spain?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2013.
- How do India and Spain rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- India ranks 21st and Spain ranks 20th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.