Iceland vs Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013): Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Iceland
21.75 Number
in 2012
Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)
650.41 Number
in 2012
Iceland rank
35th
Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank
38th

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

  • Iceland
  • Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)
0200400600800197719942012

How they compare

Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) currently reports 650.41 Number against 21.75 Number in Iceland, a difference of 628.66 Number.

That makes Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)'s figure about 29.9 times Iceland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) has been ahead every year.

Iceland ranks 35th and Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 38th of 41 countries.

Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.5 Number 104.25 Number 103.75 Number Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)
1980s 2.58 Number 176.28 Number 173.69 Number Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)
1990s 13.84 Number 328.61 Number 314.77 Number Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)
2000s 29.77 Number 675.37 Number 645.6 Number Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)
2010s 20.64 Number 722.09 Number 701.45 Number Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)

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, Iceland or Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013), at 650.41 Number against 21.75 Number in Iceland as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Iceland and Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
628.66 Number, with Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Iceland and Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Iceland ranks 35th and Ouest (FR) (NUTS 2013) ranks 38th 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
1,703 places, 50,324 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed