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

Bulgaria
4.17
in 2012
Karlsruhe
219.65
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
27th
Karlsruhe rank
24th

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

  • Bulgaria
  • Karlsruhe
0100200300197719942012

How they compare

Karlsruhe currently reports 219.65 against 4.17 in Bulgaria, a difference of 215.48.

That makes Karlsruhe's figure about 52.7 times Bulgaria's.

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

Bulgaria ranks 27th and Karlsruhe ranks 24th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Karlsruhe Difference Ahead
1980s 1.4 41.96 40.56 Karlsruhe
1990s 0.8625 83.09 82.23 Karlsruhe
2000s 3.38 209.25 205.87 Karlsruhe
2010s 2.22 224.24 222.02 Karlsruhe

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 Karlsruhe?
Karlsruhe, at 219.65 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 Karlsruhe?
215.48, with Karlsruhe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Karlsruhe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Karlsruhe rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Bulgaria ranks 27th and Karlsruhe ranks 24th 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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