Romania vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Romania
60.33 Number
in 2012
Slovakia
28.86 Number
in 2012
Romania rank
26th
Slovakia rank
29th

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

  • Romania
  • Slovakia
0204060198019962012

How they compare

Romania currently reports 60.33 Number against 28.86 Number in Slovakia, a difference of 31.47 Number.

That makes Romania's figure about 2.1 times Slovakia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Slovakia ahead.

Romania ranks 26th and Slovakia ranks 29th of 41 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 1 and Slovakia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 5.61 Number 8.95 Number 3.34 Number Slovakia
2000s 21.16 Number 27.81 Number 6.65 Number Slovakia
2010s 51.77 Number 43 Number 8.78 Number Romania

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, Romania or Slovakia?
Romania, at 60.33 Number against 28.86 Number in Slovakia as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Romania and Slovakia?
31.47 Number, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Slovakia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
How do Romania and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Romania ranks 26th and Slovakia 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Romania vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-1977-2012/romania/slovakia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/patent-applications-to-the-epo-by-priority-year-by-nuts-3-region-1977-2012/romania/slovakia/">Romania vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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