Belgium vs Niedersachsen: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Belgium
1,279 Number
in 2012
Niedersachsen
1,191 Number
in 2012
Belgium rank
13th
Niedersachsen rank
15th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Belgium
- Niedersachsen
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,279 Number against 1,191 Number in Niedersachsen, a difference of 88 Number.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Niedersachsen's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 13th and Niedersachsen ranks 15th of 41 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Niedersachsen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Niedersachsen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 156.45 Number | 120.36 Number | 36.09 Number | Belgium |
| 1980s | 399.75 Number | 482 Number | 82.24 Number | Niedersachsen |
| 1990s | 872.37 Number | 907.78 Number | 35.41 Number | Niedersachsen |
| 2000s | 1,427 Number | 1,392 Number | 34.56 Number | Belgium |
| 2010s | 1,430 Number | 1,362 Number | 68.56 Number | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region, Belgium or Niedersachsen?
- Belgium, at 1,279 Number against 1,191 Number in Niedersachsen as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Belgium and Niedersachsen?
- 88 Number, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Niedersachsen?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Belgium and Niedersachsen rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Belgium ranks 13th and Niedersachsen ranks 15th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.