Greece vs Iceland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional
Greece
17.87 Number
in 2012
Iceland
13.58 Number
in 2011
Greece rank
41st
Iceland rank
43rd
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … institutional over time
- Greece
- Iceland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 17.87 Number against 13.58 Number in Iceland, a difference of 4.29 Number.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Iceland's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 41st and Iceland ranks 43rd of 61 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 Number | 0.5 Number | 1.67 Number | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.64 Number | 2.01 Number | 1.63 Number | Greece |
| 1990s | 11.52 Number | 10.75 Number | 0.7756 Number | Greece |
| 2000s | 41.14 Number | 25.77 Number | 15.37 Number | Greece |
| 2010s | 33.12 Number | 13.33 Number | 19.79 Number | Greece |
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, Greece or Iceland?
- Greece, at 17.87 Number against 13.58 Number in Iceland as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Greece and Iceland?
- 4.29 Number, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Iceland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
- How do Greece and Iceland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Greece ranks 41st and Iceland ranks 43rd 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.