Hungary vs Niedersachsen: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year … NUTS 1977-2013

Hungary
32.57 Number
in 2012
Niedersachsen
153.79 Number
in 2012
Hungary rank
20th
Niedersachsen rank
20th

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

  • Hungary
  • Niedersachsen
050100150200197719942012

How they compare

Niedersachsen currently reports 153.79 Number against 32.57 Number in Hungary, a difference of 121.22 Number.

That makes Niedersachsen's figure about 4.7 times Hungary's.

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

Hungary ranks 20th and Niedersachsen ranks 20th of 41 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Niedersachsen Difference Ahead
1970s 4.44 Number 16.54 Number 12.1 Number Niedersachsen
1980s 31.96 Number 72.4 Number 40.44 Number Niedersachsen
1990s 20.65 Number 113.36 Number 92.71 Number Niedersachsen
2000s 36.01 Number 179.31 Number 143.31 Number Niedersachsen
2010s 32.58 Number 195.38 Number 162.79 Number Niedersachsen

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, Hungary or Niedersachsen?
Niedersachsen, at 153.79 Number against 32.57 Number in Hungary as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Hungary and Niedersachsen?
121.22 Number, with Niedersachsen ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Niedersachsen?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Hungary and Niedersachsen rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Hungary ranks 20th and Niedersachsen ranks 20th 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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