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

Ireland
61.91
in 2012
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
282.91
in 2012
Ireland rank
14th
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera rank
16th

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

  • Ireland
  • Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
0100200300400500197719942012

How they compare

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera currently reports 282.91 against 61.91 in Ireland, a difference of 221.

That makes Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera's figure about 4.6 times Ireland's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera has been ahead every year.

Ireland ranks 14th and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ranks 16th of 31 countries.

Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera Difference Ahead
1980s 4.89 119.02 114.13 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
1990s 24.71 209.14 184.43 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
2000s 67.99 408.06 340.07 Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
2010s 85.47 333.1 247.63 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, Ireland or Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera, at 282.91 against 61.91 in Ireland as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Ireland and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
221, with Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera?
31 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2012.
How do Ireland and Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Ireland ranks 14th 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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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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