Bulgaria vs Estonia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3

Bulgaria
4.17
in 2012
Estonia
4.67
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
27th
Estonia rank
25th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Estonia
051015198019962012

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 4.67 against 4.17 in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.5.

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 27th and Estonia ranks 25th of 31 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 0.9967 0.0683 Estonia
2000s 3.38 7.75 4.37 Estonia
2010s 2.22 10.39 8.17 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 against 4.17 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, 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 27th and Estonia ranks 25th 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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