Norway vs South East (UK) (NUTS 2021): High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS

Norway
64.05 Number
in 2012
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
252.11 Number
in 2012
Norway rank
15th
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank
17th

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

  • Norway
  • South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
0200400600197719942012

How they compare

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) currently reports 252.11 Number against 64.05 Number in Norway, a difference of 188.06 Number.

That makes South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)'s figure about 3.9 times Norway's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) has been ahead every year.

Norway ranks 15th and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 17th of 41 countries.

South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.75 Number 11.16 Number 9.41 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
1980s 5.97 Number 90.53 Number 84.56 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
1990s 29.31 Number 234.12 Number 204.81 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
2000s 74.66 Number 406.86 Number 332.2 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)
2010s 66.41 Number 276.9 Number 210.49 Number South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)

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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
South East (UK) (NUTS 2021), at 252.11 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 South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
188.06 Number, with South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Norway and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Norway ranks 15th and South East (UK) (NUTS 2021) ranks 17th 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