Estonia vs Lithuania: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional
Estonia
4.96 Number
in 2012
Lithuania
4.54 Number
in 2012
Estonia rank
51st
Lithuania rank
53rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional over time
- Estonia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 4.96 Number against 4.54 Number in Lithuania, a difference of 0.42 Number.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Lithuania ahead.
Estonia ranks 51st and Lithuania ranks 53rd of 61 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.59 Number | 1.43 Number | 2.15 Number | Estonia |
| 2000s | 11.34 Number | 4.76 Number | 6.58 Number | Estonia |
| 2010s | 15.78 Number | 4.5 Number | 11.28 Number | Estonia |
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, Estonia or Lithuania?
- Estonia, at 4.96 Number against 4.54 Number in Lithuania as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Estonia and Lithuania?
- 0.42 Number, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Lithuania?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2012.
- How do Estonia and Lithuania rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Estonia ranks 51st 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.