Australia vs Japan: Number of new book titles published per million people
Australia
609.36 book titles per million people
in 1994
Japan
447.46 book titles per million people
in 1996
Australia rank
28th
Japan rank
31st
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 609.36 book titles per million people against 447.46 book titles per million people in Japan, a difference of 161.9 book titles per million people.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st of 69 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 62.27 book titles per million people | 431.16 book titles per million people | 368.89 book titles per million people | Japan |
| 1950s | 63.88 book titles per million people | 220.4 book titles per million people | 156.52 book titles per million people | Japan |
| 1960s | 218.16 book titles per million people | 267.2 book titles per million people | 49.04 book titles per million people | Japan |
| 1970s | 296.59 book titles per million people | 326.16 book titles per million people | 29.57 book titles per million people | Japan |
| 1980s | 526 book titles per million people | 360.68 book titles per million people | 165.32 book titles per million people | Australia |
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 Japan?
- Australia, at 609.36 book titles per million people against 447.46 book titles per million people in Japan as of 1994.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Australia and Japan?
- 161.9 book titles per million people, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1987.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Australia ranks 28th and Japan ranks 31st 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.