Helsinki-Uusimaa vs Malta: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Helsinki-Uusimaa
635.97 Number
in 2012
Malta
4 Number
in 2012
Helsinki-Uusimaa rank
40th
Malta rank
40th

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

  • Helsinki-Uusimaa
  • Malta
0200400600197719942012

How they compare

Helsinki-Uusimaa currently reports 635.97 Number against 4 Number in Malta, a difference of 631.97 Number.

That makes Helsinki-Uusimaa's figure about 159.0 times Malta's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Helsinki-Uusimaa has been ahead every year.

Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 40th and Malta ranks 40th of 1662 regions.

Helsinki-Uusimaa has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Helsinki-Uusimaa Malta Difference Ahead
1970s 4.5 Number 1 Number 3.5 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa
1980s 77.15 Number 1 Number 76.15 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa
1990s 384.56 Number 2.88 Number 381.68 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa
2000s 635.67 Number 5.21 Number 630.46 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa
2010s 652.71 Number 2.61 Number 650.1 Number Helsinki-Uusimaa

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, Helsinki-Uusimaa or Malta?
Helsinki-Uusimaa, at 635.97 Number against 4 Number in Malta as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Helsinki-Uusimaa and Malta?
631.97 Number, with Helsinki-Uusimaa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Helsinki-Uusimaa and Malta?
23 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2012.
How do Helsinki-Uusimaa and Malta rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Helsinki-Uusimaa ranks 40th and Malta ranks 40th of 1662 regions.
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
1,703 places, 50,324 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed