Hungary vs Portugal: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other

Hungary
24.73 Number
in 2012
Portugal
7.47 Number
in 2012
Hungary rank
19th
Portugal rank
24th

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

  • Hungary
  • Portugal
0102030197819952012

How they compare

Hungary currently reports 24.73 Number against 7.47 Number in Portugal, a difference of 17.26 Number.

That makes Hungary's figure about 3.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 24th of 35 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 3.98 Number 0.4825 Number 3.5 Number Hungary
1990s 5.48 Number 2.21 Number 3.27 Number Hungary
2000s 18.52 Number 12.91 Number 5.61 Number Hungary
2010s 27.12 Number 10.43 Number 16.7 Number Hungary

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 other, Hungary or Portugal?
Hungary, at 24.73 Number against 7.47 Number in Portugal as of 2012.
What is the difference in high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other between Hungary and Portugal?
17.26 Number, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Portugal?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Hungary and Portugal rank globally for high-tech patent applications to the epo by priority year and other?
Hungary ranks 19th and Portugal ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hungary vs Portugal: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/high-tech-patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-and-other-typologies-1977-2012/hungary/portugal/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/high-tech-patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-and-other-typologies-1977-2012/hungary/portugal/">Hungary vs Portugal: High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
High-tech patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 971 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed