Norway vs Södra Sverige: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS

Norway
64.05 Number
in 2012
Södra Sverige
283.56 Number
in 2012
Norway rank
15th
Södra Sverige rank
15th

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

  • Norway
  • Södra Sverige
0100200300197719942012

How they compare

Södra Sverige currently reports 283.56 Number against 64.05 Number in Norway, a difference of 219.51 Number.

That makes Södra Sverige's figure about 4.4 times Norway's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Södra Sverige has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 15th and Södra Sverige ranks 15th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Södra Sverige Difference Ahead
1970s 1.75 Number 10.25 Number 8.5 Number Södra Sverige
1980s 5.97 Number 19.4 Number 13.44 Number Södra Sverige
1990s 29.31 Number 84.12 Number 54.8 Number Södra Sverige
2000s 74.66 Number 242.9 Number 168.24 Number Södra Sverige
2010s 66.41 Number 270.39 Number 203.98 Number Södra Sverige

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, Norway or Södra Sverige?
Södra Sverige, at 283.56 Number against 64.05 Number in Norway as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Norway and Södra Sverige?
219.51 Number, with Södra Sverige ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Södra Sverige?
34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Norway and Södra Sverige rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Norway ranks 15th and Södra Sverige ranks 15th 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