Ile de France vs Netherlands: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3

Ile de France
671.4
in 2012
Netherlands
545.39
in 2012
Ile de France rank
2nd
Netherlands rank
5th

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

  • Ile de France
  • Netherlands
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

Ile de France currently reports 671.4 against 545.39 in Netherlands, a difference of 126.01.

That makes Ile de France's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ile de France ahead.

Ile de France ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 1415 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ile de France averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ile de France Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 122.4 24.11 98.29 Ile de France
1980s 327.62 194.21 133.41 Ile de France
1990s 581.2 532.96 48.24 Ile de France
2000s 829.64 1,076 246.35 Netherlands
2010s 761.74 653.85 107.89 Ile de France

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, Ile de France or Netherlands?
Ile de France, at 671.4 against 545.39 in Netherlands as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Ile de France and Netherlands?
126.01, with Ile de France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ile de France and Netherlands?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Ile de France and Netherlands rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ile de France ranks 2nd and Netherlands ranks 5th of 1415 regions.
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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