Greece vs Södra Sverige: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Greece
23.99 Number
in 2012
Södra Sverige
134.34 Number
in 2012
Greece rank
23rd
Södra Sverige rank
24th

Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013 over time

  • Greece
  • Södra Sverige
050100150200250197719942012

How they compare

Södra Sverige currently reports 134.34 Number against 23.99 Number in Greece, a difference of 110.35 Number.

That makes Södra Sverige's figure about 5.6 times Greece's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Södra Sverige has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 23rd and Södra Sverige ranks 24th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Södra Sverige Difference Ahead
1970s 0.625 Number 18.34 Number 17.71 Number Södra Sverige
1980s 2.19 Number 76.34 Number 74.15 Number Södra Sverige
1990s 10.7 Number 135.47 Number 124.77 Number Södra Sverige
2000s 21.15 Number 211.56 Number 190.41 Number Södra Sverige
2010s 21.12 Number 164.01 Number 142.89 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, Greece or Södra Sverige?
Södra Sverige, at 134.34 Number against 23.99 Number in Greece as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Greece and Södra Sverige?
110.35 Number, with Södra Sverige ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Södra Sverige?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Greece and Södra Sverige rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Greece ranks 23rd and Södra Sverige ranks 24th 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.

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Indicator
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region, international patent classification (IPC) sections and classes (1977-2013)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
1,559 places, 41,187 data points, 1977–2012
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