Luxembourg vs Niedersachsen: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS

Luxembourg
4.33 Number
in 2012
Niedersachsen
156.55 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
35th
Niedersachsen rank
35th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Niedersachsen
0100200300197719942012

How they compare

Niedersachsen currently reports 156.55 Number against 4.33 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 152.22 Number.

That makes Niedersachsen's figure about 36.2 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Niedersachsen has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 35th and Niedersachsen ranks 35th of 41 countries.

Niedersachsen has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Niedersachsen Difference Ahead
1970s 1 Number 5.17 Number 4.17 Number Niedersachsen
1980s 1.32 Number 53.65 Number 52.33 Number Niedersachsen
1990s 2.53 Number 161.66 Number 159.13 Number Niedersachsen
2000s 7.48 Number 226.18 Number 218.69 Number Niedersachsen
2010s 4.82 Number 163.79 Number 158.97 Number Niedersachsen

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, Luxembourg or Niedersachsen?
Niedersachsen, at 156.55 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 Luxembourg and Niedersachsen?
152.22 Number, with Niedersachsen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Niedersachsen?
25 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Niedersachsen rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Luxembourg ranks 35th and Niedersachsen 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
1,468 places, 34,300 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed