Luxembourg vs Westösterreich: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Luxembourg
6.28
in 2012
Westösterreich
134.69
in 2012
Luxembourg rank
23rd
Westösterreich rank
23rd

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

  • Luxembourg
  • Westösterreich
050100150197819952012

How they compare

Westösterreich currently reports 134.69 against 6.28 in Luxembourg, a difference of 128.41.

That makes Westösterreich's figure about 21.4 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Westösterreich has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Westösterreich ranks 23rd of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Westösterreich Difference Ahead
1970s 1 17.2 16.2 Westösterreich
1980s 1.07 29.6 28.53 Westösterreich
1990s 2.54 51.14 48.59 Westösterreich
2000s 5.03 110.23 105.2 Westösterreich
2010s 7.86 148.27 140.42 Westösterreich

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 Westösterreich?
Westösterreich, at 134.69 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 Westösterreich?
128.41, with Westösterreich ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Westösterreich?
30 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2012.
How do Luxembourg and Westösterreich rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Luxembourg ranks 23rd and Westösterreich ranks 23rd 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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