Malta vs Slovakia: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year

Malta
1 Number
in 2008
Slovakia
1.2 Number
in 2012
Malta rank
53rd
Slovakia rank
49th

Triadic patent families by earliest priority year over time

  • Malta
  • Slovakia
02468199120012012

How they compare

Slovakia currently reports 1.2 Number against 1 Number in Malta, a difference of 0.2 Number.

That makes Slovakia's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 49th of 60 countries.

Slovakia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Slovakia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.67 Number 2.02 Number 0.3533 Number Slovakia
2000s 1.95 Number 2.6 Number 0.65 Number Slovakia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher triadic patent families by earliest priority year, Malta or Slovakia?
Slovakia, at 1.2 Number against 1 Number in Malta as of 2012.
What is the difference in triadic patent families by earliest priority year between Malta and Slovakia?
0.2 Number, with Slovakia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Slovakia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2008.
How do Malta and Slovakia rank globally for triadic patent families by earliest priority year?
Malta ranks 53rd and Slovakia ranks 49th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Malta vs Slovakia: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/triadic-patent-families-by-earliest-priority-year-1977-2012/malta/slovak-republic/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://science-tech.statizoid.com/compare/triadic-patent-families-by-earliest-priority-year-1977-2012/malta/slovak-republic/">Malta vs Slovakia: Triadic patent families by earliest priority year</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Triadic patent families by earliest priority year (1977-2012)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
66 places, 2,008 data points, 1977–2012
Last refreshed