Greece vs Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3

Greece
12.61
in 2012
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
282.91
in 2012
Greece rank
19th
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera rank
16th

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

  • Greece
  • Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
0100200300400500197719942012

How they compare

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera currently reports 282.91 against 12.61 in Greece, a difference of 270.3.

That makes Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera's figure about 22.4 times Greece's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 19th and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ranks 16th of 31 countries.

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Difference Ahead
1970s 0.585 49.72 49.13 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
1980s 1.18 109.48 108.3 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
1990s 4.72 209.14 204.42 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
2000s 15.03 408.06 393.03 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
2010s 10.48 333.1 322.62 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera

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, Greece or Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera, at 282.91 against 12.61 in Greece as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Greece and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
270.3, with Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
33 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Greece and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Greece ranks 19th and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ranks 16th 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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High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Source
Eurostat
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