Luxembourg vs Slovakia: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region
Luxembourg
6.28
in 2012
Slovakia
4.22
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Slovakia rank
25th
Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region over time
- Luxembourg
- Slovakia
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 6.28 against 4.22 in Slovakia, a difference of 2.06.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 1.5 times Slovakia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Slovakia ranks 25th of 31 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Slovakia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 | 1.86 | 1.27 | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 5.03 | 3.15 | 1.88 | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 7.86 | 5.13 | 2.73 | Luxembourg |
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 Slovakia?
- Luxembourg, at 6.28 against 4.22 in Slovakia as of 2012.
- What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Luxembourg and Slovakia?
- 2.06, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Slovakia?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2012.
- How do Luxembourg and Slovakia rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
- Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Slovakia ranks 25th 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.