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

Estonia
4.67 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg
4.33 Number
in 2012
Estonia rank
33rd
Luxembourg rank
35th

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

  • Estonia
  • Luxembourg
051015197819952012

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 4.67 Number against 4.33 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 0.34 Number.

That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 33rd and Luxembourg ranks 35th of 41 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia Luxembourg Difference Ahead
1990s 0.922 Number 2.93 Number 2.01 Number Luxembourg
2000s 7.75 Number 7.48 Number 0.266 Number Estonia
2010s 10.39 Number 4.82 Number 5.57 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, Estonia or Luxembourg?
Estonia, at 4.67 Number against 4.33 Number in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Estonia and Luxembourg?
0.34 Number, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Luxembourg?
18 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2012.
How do Estonia and Luxembourg rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Estonia ranks 33rd and Luxembourg ranks 35th 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
1,457 places, 34,147 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed