Croatia vs Lithuania: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional
Croatia
4.3 Number
in 2012
Lithuania
4.54 Number
in 2012
Croatia rank
55th
Lithuania rank
53rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional over time
- Croatia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 4.54 Number against 4.3 Number in Croatia, a difference of 0.24 Number.
That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 55th and Lithuania ranks 53rd of 61 countries.
Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.46 Number | 1.36 Number | 7.1 Number | Croatia |
| 2000s | 19.32 Number | 4.76 Number | 14.57 Number | Croatia |
| 2010s | 8.71 Number | 4.5 Number | 4.21 Number | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional, Croatia or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 4.54 Number against 4.3 Number in Croatia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Croatia and Lithuania?
- 0.24 Number, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lithuania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2012.
- How do Croatia and Lithuania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Croatia ranks 55th and Lithuania ranks 53rd of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.