Luxembourg vs Rheinland-Pfalz: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Luxembourg
57.85 Number
in 2012
Rheinland-Pfalz
825.01 Number
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
27th
Rheinland-Pfalz rank
29th

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Rheinland-Pfalz
05001.0k1.5k197719942012

How they compare

Rheinland-Pfalz currently reports 825.01 Number against 57.85 Number in Luxembourg, a difference of 767.16 Number.

That makes Rheinland-Pfalz's figure about 14.3 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Rheinland-Pfalz has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 27th and Rheinland-Pfalz ranks 29th of 41 countries.

Rheinland-Pfalz has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Rheinland-Pfalz Difference Ahead
1970s 14.52 Number 265.93 Number 251.41 Number Rheinland-Pfalz
1980s 27.61 Number 601.1 Number 573.49 Number Rheinland-Pfalz
1990s 40.59 Number 870.7 Number 830.11 Number Rheinland-Pfalz
2000s 85.53 Number 1,164 Number 1,078 Number Rheinland-Pfalz
2010s 67.88 Number 1,014 Number 946.02 Number Rheinland-Pfalz

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, Luxembourg or Rheinland-Pfalz?
Rheinland-Pfalz, at 825.01 Number against 57.85 Number in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Luxembourg and Rheinland-Pfalz?
767.16 Number, with Rheinland-Pfalz ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Rheinland-Pfalz?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Rheinland-Pfalz rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Luxembourg ranks 27th and Rheinland-Pfalz 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.

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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