Malta vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international
Malta
1.42 Number
in 2013
Slovakia
2.06 Number
in 2013
Malta rank
59th
Slovakia rank
57th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … international over time
- Malta
- Slovakia
How they compare
Slovakia currently reports 2.06 Number against 1.42 Number in Malta, a difference of 0.64 Number.
That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.5 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 59th and Slovakia ranks 57th of 60 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2 Number | 1.97 Number | 0.766 Number | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 2.46 Number | 2.71 Number | 0.25 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 1.47 Number | 4.93 Number | 3.46 Number | Slovakia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by international, Malta or Slovakia?
- Slovakia, at 2.06 Number against 1.42 Number in Malta as of 2013.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by international between Malta and Slovakia?
- 0.64 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2013.
- How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by international?
- Malta ranks 59th and Slovakia ranks 57th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.