Bulgaria vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Bulgaria
30.57 Number
in 2012
Slovakia
28.86 Number
in 2012
Bulgaria rank
28th
Slovakia rank
29th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Bulgaria
- Slovakia
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 30.57 Number against 28.86 Number in Slovakia, a difference of 1.71 Number.
That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 29th of 41 countries.
Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.67 Number | 8.95 Number | 2.28 Number | Slovakia |
| 2000s | 17.41 Number | 27.81 Number | 10.41 Number | Slovakia |
| 2010s | 24.64 Number | 43 Number | 18.36 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 nuts 3 region, Bulgaria or Slovakia?
- Bulgaria, at 30.57 Number against 28.86 Number in Slovakia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 1.71 Number, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Slovakia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
- How do Bulgaria and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Slovakia ranks 29th 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.