Sweden vs Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Sweden
275.22
in 2012
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
322.9
in 2012
Sweden rank
7th
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant rank
7th

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

  • Sweden
  • Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
0100200300400500197719942012

How they compare

Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant currently reports 322.9 against 275.22 in Sweden, a difference of 47.68.

That makes Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant's figure about 1.2 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 7th and Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 7th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant Difference Ahead
1970s 36.11 2.95 33.16 Sweden
1980s 148.18 16.13 132.05 Sweden
1990s 285.17 33.89 251.27 Sweden
2000s 418.22 142.59 275.63 Sweden
2010s 347.52 333.12 14.4 Sweden

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, Sweden or Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant?
Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant, at 322.9 against 275.22 in Sweden as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Sweden and Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant?
47.68, with Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Sweden and Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Sweden ranks 7th and Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant ranks 7th 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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