Malta vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies
Malta
4 Number
in 2012
Slovakia
5.77 Number
in 2012
Malta rank
33rd
Slovakia rank
31st
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year and other typologies over time
- Malta
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 5.77 Number against 4 Number in Malta, a difference of 1.77 Number.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.4 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 33rd and Slovakia ranks 31st of 35 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.71 Number | 3.62 Number | 0.9029 Number | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 5.41 Number | 11.55 Number | 6.14 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 3.75 Number | 10.55 Number | 6.8 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 and other typologies, Malta or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 5.77 Number against 4 Number in Malta as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies between Malta and Slovakia?
- 1.77 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
- How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year and other typologies?
- Malta ranks 33rd and Slovakia ranks 31st of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as 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.