Iceland vs Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional

Iceland
13.58 Number
in 2011
Portugal
23.5 Number
in 2012
Iceland rank
43rd
Portugal rank
40th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional over time

  • Iceland
  • Portugal
020406080197919952012

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 23.5 Number against 13.58 Number in Iceland, a difference of 9.92 Number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Portugal ahead.

Iceland ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 40th of 61 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5 Number 1 Number 0.5 Number Portugal
1980s 2.01 Number 3.53 Number 1.52 Number Portugal
1990s 10.75 Number 9.17 Number 1.57 Number Iceland
2000s 25.77 Number 55.01 Number 29.24 Number Portugal
2010s 13.33 Number 61.21 Number 47.88 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, Iceland or Portugal?
Portugal, at 23.5 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 Iceland and Portugal?
9.92 Number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by institutional?
Iceland ranks 43rd 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by institutional sector (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,029 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed