Denmark vs Sweden: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013
Denmark
210.9 Number
in 2012
Sweden
275.22 Number
in 2012
Denmark rank
12th
Sweden rank
9th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time
- Denmark
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 275.22 Number against 210.9 Number in Denmark, a difference of 64.32 Number.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Denmark's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 41 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.9 Number | 36.11 Number | 25.21 Number | Sweden |
| 1980s | 56.23 Number | 148.18 Number | 91.95 Number | Sweden |
| 1990s | 151.72 Number | 285.17 Number | 133.45 Number | Sweden |
| 2000s | 319.2 Number | 418.22 Number | 99.02 Number | Sweden |
| 2010s | 245.64 Number | 347.52 Number | 101.88 Number | Sweden |
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, Denmark or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 275.22 Number against 210.9 Number in Denmark as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Denmark and Sweden?
- 64.32 Number, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sweden?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do Denmark and Sweden rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Denmark ranks 12th and Sweden ranks 9th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.