Australia vs Canada: Number of new book titles published per million people
Australia
609.36 book titles per million people
in 1994
Canada
662.76 book titles per million people
in 1996
Australia rank
28th
Canada rank
26th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 662.76 book titles per million people against 609.36 book titles per million people in Australia, a difference of 53.4 book titles per million people.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and Canada ranks 26th of 69 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.52 book titles per million people | 75.58 book titles per million people | 14.06 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 218.16 book titles per million people | 169.95 book titles per million people | 48.21 book titles per million people | Australia |
| 1970s | 296.59 book titles per million people | 383.73 book titles per million people | 87.14 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 658.26 book titles per million people | 775.13 book titles per million people | 116.87 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 609.36 book titles per million people | 739.87 book titles per million people | 130.51 book titles per million people | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Australia or Canada?
- Canada, at 662.76 book titles per million people against 609.36 book titles per million people in Australia as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Australia and Canada?
- 53.4 book titles per million people, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 1994.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Australia ranks 28th and Canada ranks 26th 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.