Australia vs South Korea: Number of new book titles published per million people

Australia
609.36 book titles per million people
in 1994
South Korea
670.52 book titles per million people
in 1996
Australia rank
28th
South Korea rank
25th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 670.52 book titles per million people against 609.36 book titles per million people in Australia, a difference of 61.16 book titles per million people.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1955 it was South Korea ahead.

Australia ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 25th of 69 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 59.79 book titles per million people 63.74 book titles per million people 3.95 book titles per million people South Korea
1960s 201.35 book titles per million people 94.87 book titles per million people 106.48 book titles per million people Australia
1970s 315.34 book titles per million people 322.86 book titles per million people 7.53 book titles per million people South Korea
1980s 540.6 book titles per million people 844.27 book titles per million people 303.67 book titles per million people South Korea
1990s 620.88 book titles per million people 841.16 book titles per million people 220.28 book titles per million people South Korea

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 South Korea?
South Korea, at 670.52 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 South Korea?
61.16 book titles per million people, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
28 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 1994.
How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Australia ranks 28th and South Korea ranks 25th 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.