Argentina vs Belarus: Number of new book titles published per million people

Argentina
276.04 book titles per million people
in 1996
Belarus
276.75 book titles per million people
in 1990
Argentina rank
40th
Belarus rank
39th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Argentina
  • Belarus
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How they compare

Belarus currently reports 276.75 book titles per million people against 276.04 book titles per million people in Argentina, a difference of 0.71 book titles per million people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Belarus ahead.

Argentina ranks 40th and Belarus ranks 39th of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Belarus in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Belarus Difference Ahead
1930s 69.65 book titles per million people 145.53 book titles per million people 75.88 book titles per million people Belarus
1940s 106.84 book titles per million people 62.48 book titles per million people 44.35 book titles per million people Argentina
1950s 184.24 book titles per million people 104.58 book titles per million people 79.66 book titles per million people Argentina
1960s 169.98 book titles per million people 206.74 book titles per million people 36.76 book titles per million people Belarus
1970s 189.12 book titles per million people 281.23 book titles per million people 92.11 book titles per million people Belarus
1980s 155.22 book titles per million people 314.13 book titles per million people 158.92 book titles per million people Belarus
1990s 148.78 book titles per million people 276.75 book titles per million people 127.98 book titles per million people Belarus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Argentina or Belarus?
Belarus, at 276.75 book titles per million people against 276.04 book titles per million people in Argentina as of 1990.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Argentina and Belarus?
0.71 book titles per million people, with Belarus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Belarus?
45 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 1990.
How do Argentina and Belarus rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Argentina ranks 40th and Belarus ranks 39th of 69 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Number of new book titles published per million people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of new book titles published per million people
Unit
book titles per million people
Source
Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 8,270 data points, 1500–2009
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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.