Croatia vs Iceland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Croatia
7.8 Number
in 2012
Iceland
21.75 Number
in 2012
Croatia rank
38th
Iceland rank
35th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Croatia
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 21.75 Number against 7.8 Number in Croatia, a difference of 13.95 Number.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.8 times Croatia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Croatia ranks 38th and Iceland ranks 35th of 41 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.37 Number | 13.84 Number | 2.47 Number | Iceland |
| 2000s | 28.79 Number | 29.77 Number | 0.975 Number | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.28 Number | 20.64 Number | 4.36 Number | Iceland |
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, Croatia or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 21.75 Number against 7.8 Number in Croatia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Croatia and Iceland?
- 13.95 Number, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Iceland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2012.
- How do Croatia and Iceland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Croatia ranks 38th and Iceland ranks 35th 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.