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

Portugal
91.1 Number
in 2012
Södra Sverige
964.25 Number
in 2012
Portugal rank
24th
Södra Sverige rank
21st

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

  • Portugal
  • Södra Sverige
02505007501.0k1.2k197719942012

How they compare

Södra Sverige currently reports 964.25 Number against 91.1 Number in Portugal, a difference of 873.15 Number.

That makes Södra Sverige's figure about 10.6 times Portugal's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Södra Sverige has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 24th and Södra Sverige ranks 21st of 41 countries.

Södra Sverige has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Södra Sverige Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7767 Number 113.05 Number 112.27 Number Södra Sverige
1980s 5.33 Number 356.97 Number 351.63 Number Södra Sverige
1990s 17.96 Number 586.44 Number 568.48 Number Södra Sverige
2000s 80.83 Number 1,064 Number 982.84 Number Södra Sverige
2010s 101.24 Number 1,053 Number 951.97 Number Södra Sverige

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, Portugal or Södra Sverige?
Södra Sverige, at 964.25 Number against 91.1 Number in Portugal as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Portugal and Södra Sverige?
873.15 Number, with Södra Sverige ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Södra Sverige?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Portugal and Södra Sverige rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Portugal ranks 24th and Södra Sverige ranks 21st 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