Austria vs Nordrhein-Westfalen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3

Austria
196.21
in 2012
Nordrhein-Westfalen
321.96
in 2012
Austria rank
11th
Nordrhein-Westfalen rank
9th

High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 over time

  • Austria
  • Nordrhein-Westfalen
0200400600197719942012

How they compare

Nordrhein-Westfalen currently reports 321.96 against 196.21 in Austria, a difference of 125.75.

That makes Nordrhein-Westfalen's figure about 1.6 times Austria's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Nordrhein-Westfalen has been ahead every year.

Austria ranks 11th and Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 9th of 31 countries.

Nordrhein-Westfalen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Nordrhein-Westfalen Difference Ahead
1970s 3.11 25.83 22.72 Nordrhein-Westfalen
1980s 28.85 75.4 46.54 Nordrhein-Westfalen
1990s 79.51 234.83 155.31 Nordrhein-Westfalen
2000s 225.6 514.23 288.63 Nordrhein-Westfalen
2010s 200.58 393.31 192.73 Nordrhein-Westfalen

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 and nuts 3, Austria or Nordrhein-Westfalen?
Nordrhein-Westfalen, at 321.96 against 196.21 in Austria as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Austria and Nordrhein-Westfalen?
125.75, with Nordrhein-Westfalen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Nordrhein-Westfalen?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Austria and Nordrhein-Westfalen rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Austria ranks 11th and Nordrhein-Westfalen ranks 9th of 31 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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