Luxembourg vs Rheinland-Pfalz: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Luxembourg
6.28
in 2012
Rheinland-Pfalz
148.12
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Rheinland-Pfalz rank
21st

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Rheinland-Pfalz
0100200300197719942012

How they compare

Rheinland-Pfalz currently reports 148.12 against 6.28 in Luxembourg, a difference of 141.84.

That makes Rheinland-Pfalz's figure about 23.6 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Rheinland-Pfalz has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Rheinland-Pfalz ranks 21st of 31 countries.

Rheinland-Pfalz has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Rheinland-Pfalz Difference Ahead
1970s 1 42.76 41.76 Rheinland-Pfalz
1980s 1.07 76.63 75.56 Rheinland-Pfalz
1990s 2.54 130.72 128.17 Rheinland-Pfalz
2000s 5.03 211.58 206.55 Rheinland-Pfalz
2010s 7.86 168.84 160.98 Rheinland-Pfalz

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, Luxembourg or Rheinland-Pfalz?
Rheinland-Pfalz, at 148.12 against 6.28 in Luxembourg as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Luxembourg and Rheinland-Pfalz?
141.84, with Rheinland-Pfalz ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Rheinland-Pfalz?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Rheinland-Pfalz rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Rheinland-Pfalz ranks 21st of 31 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)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
0 places, 0 data points, 1977–2012
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