Greece vs Portugal: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Greece
80.23 Number
in 2012
Portugal
91.1 Number
in 2012
Greece rank
25th
Portugal rank
24th

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

  • Greece
  • Portugal
0255075100125197719942012

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 91.1 Number against 80.23 Number in Greece, a difference of 10.87 Number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 24th of 41 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.39 Number 0.7767 Number 1.61 Number Greece
1980s 12.57 Number 5.33 Number 7.24 Number Greece
1990s 36.06 Number 17.96 Number 18.1 Number Greece
2000s 86.13 Number 80.83 Number 5.3 Number Greece
2010s 76.66 Number 101.24 Number 24.58 Number Portugal

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, Greece or Portugal?
Portugal, at 91.1 Number against 80.23 Number in Greece as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Greece and Portugal?
10.87 Number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Greece ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 24th 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