Slovakia vs Slovenia: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and NUTS 3

Slovakia
6.59 Number
in 2012
Slovenia
6.5 Number
in 2012
Slovakia rank
29th
Slovenia rank
31st

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

  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
05101520198920002012

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 6.59 Number against 6.5 Number in Slovenia, a difference of 0.09 Number.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovenia ahead.

Slovakia ranks 29th and Slovenia ranks 31st of 41 countries.

Slovenia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Slovakia Slovenia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.81 Number 4.22 Number 2.41 Number Slovenia
2000s 4.77 Number 9.43 Number 4.67 Number Slovenia
2010s 6.21 Number 9.22 Number 3 Number Slovenia

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, Slovakia or Slovenia?
Slovakia, at 6.59 Number against 6.5 Number in Slovenia as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3 between Slovakia and Slovenia?
0.09 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Slovakia and Slovenia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
How do Slovakia and Slovenia rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and nuts 3?
Slovakia ranks 29th and Slovenia ranks 31st 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
1,457 places, 34,147 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed