Bulgaria vs Darmstadt: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Bulgaria
30.57 Number
in 2012
Darmstadt
938.57 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Darmstadt rank
23rd

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Darmstadt
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

Darmstadt currently reports 938.57 Number against 30.57 Number in Bulgaria, a difference of 908 Number.

That makes Darmstadt's figure about 30.7 times Bulgaria's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Darmstadt has been ahead every year.

Bulgaria ranks 28th and Darmstadt ranks 23rd of 41 countries.

Darmstadt has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Darmstadt Difference Ahead
1980s 14.08 Number 934.06 Number 919.98 Number Darmstadt
1990s 6.43 Number 1,268 Number 1,261 Number Darmstadt
2000s 17.41 Number 1,471 Number 1,453 Number Darmstadt
2010s 24.64 Number 1,204 Number 1,180 Number Darmstadt

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, Bulgaria or Darmstadt?
Darmstadt, at 938.57 Number against 30.57 Number in Bulgaria as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Bulgaria and Darmstadt?
908 Number, with Darmstadt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Darmstadt?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and Darmstadt rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Darmstadt ranks 23rd 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,675 places, 49,904 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed