Switzerland vs Zuid-Nederland: Patent applications to the EPO by priority year by NUTS 3 region

Switzerland
589.21
in 2012
Zuid-Nederland
396.21
in 2012
Switzerland rank
6th
Zuid-Nederland rank
5th

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

  • Switzerland
  • Zuid-Nederland
0200400600800197719942012

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 589.21 against 396.21 in Zuid-Nederland, a difference of 193.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.5 times Zuid-Nederland's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 6th and Zuid-Nederland ranks 5th of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland Zuid-Nederland Difference Ahead
1970s 90.27 8.54 81.73 Switzerland
1980s 239.1 40.67 198.43 Switzerland
1990s 349.07 84.39 264.69 Switzerland
2000s 698.29 226.16 472.12 Switzerland
2010s 741.51 411.24 330.27 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, Switzerland or Zuid-Nederland?
Switzerland, at 589.21 against 396.21 in Zuid-Nederland as of 2012.
What is the difference in patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region between Switzerland and Zuid-Nederland?
193, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Zuid-Nederland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
How do Switzerland and Zuid-Nederland rank globally for patent applications to the epo by priority year by nuts 3 region?
Switzerland ranks 6th and Zuid-Nederland ranks 5th 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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