Argentina vs United States: Number of new book titles published per million people
Argentina
276.04 book titles per million people
in 1996
United States
252.81 book titles per million people
in 1996
Argentina rank
40th
United States rank
41st
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Argentina
- United States
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 276.04 book titles per million people against 252.81 book titles per million people in United States, a difference of 23.23 book titles per million people.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1938 it was United States ahead.
Argentina ranks 40th and United States ranks 41st of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 69.65 book titles per million people | 82.85 book titles per million people | 13.21 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1940s | 106.84 book titles per million people | 64.26 book titles per million people | 42.57 book titles per million people | Argentina |
| 1950s | 184.24 book titles per million people | 75.7 book titles per million people | 108.54 book titles per million people | Argentina |
| 1960s | 169.98 book titles per million people | 195.95 book titles per million people | 25.97 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1970s | 191.98 book titles per million people | 388.44 book titles per million people | 196.46 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1980s | 156.48 book titles per million people | 336.37 book titles per million people | 179.89 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1990s | 215.14 book titles per million people | 208.51 book titles per million people | 6.63 book titles per million people | Argentina |
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 United States?
- Argentina, at 276.04 book titles per million people against 252.81 book titles per million people in United States as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Argentina and United States?
- 23.23 book titles per million people, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 1996.
- How do Argentina and United States rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Argentina ranks 40th and United States ranks 41st of 68 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.