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

Bulgaria
4.17 Number
in 2012
Helsinki-Uusimaa
171.67 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
36th
Helsinki-Uusimaa rank
33rd

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Helsinki-Uusimaa
0100200300400197719942012

How they compare

Helsinki-Uusimaa currently reports 171.67 Number against 4.17 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 167.5 Number.

That makes Helsinki-Uusimaa's figure about 41.2 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Helsinki-Uusimaa has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 36th and Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 33rd of 41 countries.

Helsinki-Uusimaa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Helsinki-Uusimaa Difference Ahead
1980s 1.4 Number 8.9 Number 7.5 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa
1990s 0.8625 Number 154.15 Number 153.29 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa
2000s 3.38 Number 301.12 Number 297.75 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa
2010s 2.22 Number 196.62 Number 194.4 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa

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 Helsinki-Uusimaa?
Helsinki-Uusimaa, at 171.67 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 Helsinki-Uusimaa?
167.5 Number, with Helsinki-Uusimaa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Helsinki-Uusimaa?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Helsinki-Uusimaa rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bulgaria ranks 36th and Helsinki-Uusimaa 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.

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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