Greece vs Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional
Greece
17.87 Number
in 2012
Portugal
23.5 Number
in 2012
Greece rank
41st
Portugal rank
40th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 23.5 Number against 17.87 Number in Greece, a difference of 5.63 Number.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th of 61 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.17 Number | 1 Number | 1.17 Number | Greece |
| 1980s | 3.53 Number | 3.5 Number | 0.03 Number | Greece |
| 1990s | 11.52 Number | 9.17 Number | 2.35 Number | Greece |
| 2000s | 41.14 Number | 55.01 Number | 13.87 Number | Portugal |
| 2010s | 28.04 Number | 48.64 Number | 20.6 Number | Portugal |
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 Portugal?
- Portugal, at 23.5 Number against 17.87 Number in Greece as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional between Greece and Portugal?
- 5.63 Number, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
- Greece ranks 41st and Portugal ranks 40th 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.