Bulgaria vs Estonia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3
Bulgaria
4.17 Number
in 2012
Estonia
4.67 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
36th
Estonia rank
33rd
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 over time
- Bulgaria
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 4.67 Number against 4.17 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5 Number.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Estonia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Estonia ranks 33rd of 41 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9283 Number | 0.9967 Number | 0.0683 Number | Estonia |
| 2000s | 3.38 Number | 7.75 Number | 4.37 Number | Estonia |
| 2010s | 2.22 Number | 10.39 Number | 8.17 Number | Estonia |
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 Estonia?
- Estonia, at 4.67 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 Estonia?
- 0.5 Number, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Estonia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Estonia rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
- Bulgaria ranks 36th and Estonia ranks 33rd 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.