Ile de France vs Switzerland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Ile de France
312.85
in 2012
Switzerland
589.21
in 2012
Ile de France rank
8th
Switzerland rank
6th

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

  • Ile de France
  • Switzerland
0200400600800197719942012

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 589.21 against 312.85 in Ile de France, a difference of 276.36.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.9 times Ile de France's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.

Ile de France ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 1501 regions.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ile de France averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ile de France Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 54.82 90.27 35.45 Switzerland
1980s 177.6 239.1 61.5 Switzerland
1990s 398.6 349.07 49.53 Ile de France
2000s 552.44 698.29 145.85 Switzerland
2010s 395.03 741.51 346.48 Switzerland

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, Ile de France or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 589.21 against 312.85 in Ile de France as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Ile de France and Switzerland?
276.36, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ile de France and Switzerland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Ile de France and Switzerland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Ile de France ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 1501 regions.
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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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