Bulgaria vs Darmstadt: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS

Bulgaria
4.17 Number
in 2012
Darmstadt
167.94 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
36th
Darmstadt rank
34th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Darmstadt
050100150200250197719942012

How they compare

Darmstadt currently reports 167.94 Number against 4.17 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 163.77 Number.

That makes Darmstadt's figure about 40.3 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Darmstadt has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 36th and Darmstadt ranks 34th of 41 countries.

Darmstadt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Darmstadt Difference Ahead
1980s 1.4 Number 63.2 Number 61.8 Number Darmstadt
1990s 0.8625 Number 118.38 Number 117.52 Number Darmstadt
2000s 3.38 Number 199.59 Number 196.21 Number Darmstadt
2010s 2.22 Number 180.67 Number 178.45 Number Darmstadt

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, Bulgaria or Darmstadt?
Darmstadt, at 167.94 Number against 4.17 Number in Bulgaria as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Bulgaria and Darmstadt?
163.77 Number, with Darmstadt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Darmstadt?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Darmstadt rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Darmstadt ranks 34th of 41 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)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,468 places, 34,300 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed