Estonia vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year
Estonia
36.31 Number
in 2017
Slovakia
55.14 Number
in 2017
Estonia rank
49th
Slovakia rank
47th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year over time
- Estonia
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 55.14 Number against 36.31 Number in Estonia, a difference of 18.83 Number.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.5 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Slovakia ahead.
Estonia ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 47th of 60 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.69 Number | 10.28 Number | 5.59 Number | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 17.54 Number | 27.75 Number | 10.21 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 32.29 Number | 49.56 Number | 17.26 Number | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year, Estonia or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 55.14 Number against 36.31 Number in Estonia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year between Estonia and Slovakia?
- 18.83 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Slovakia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
- How do Estonia and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year?
- Estonia ranks 49th and Slovakia ranks 47th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year (1977-2017). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.