Luxembourg vs Slovakia: Patent applications, residents
Patent applications, residents over time
- Luxembourg
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 146 against 112 in Luxembourg, a difference of 34.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.3 times Luxembourg's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Slovakia has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 66th and Slovakia ranks 63rd of 135 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.57 | 234.86 | 188.29 | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 38.9 | 209.6 | 170.7 | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 121 | 207.5 | 86.5 | Slovakia |
| 2020s | 120.5 | 176 | 55.5 | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications, residents, Luxembourg or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 146 against 112 in Luxembourg as of 2021.
- What is the difference in patent applications, residents between Luxembourg and Slovakia?
- 34, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Slovakia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
- How do Luxembourg and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications, residents?
- Luxembourg ranks 66th and Slovakia ranks 63rd of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WIPO Patent Report: Statistics on Worldwide Patent Activity, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), note: The International Bureau of WIPO assumes no responsibility with respect to the trans, published as Patent applications, residents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Patent applications are worldwide patent applications filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty procedure or with a national patent office for exclusive rights for an invention--a product or process that provides a new way of doing something or offers a new technical solution to a problem. A patent provides protection for the invention to the owner of the patent for a limited period, generally 20 years.