Austria vs Germany: Number of new book titles published per million people
Austria
985.47 book titles per million people
in 1996
Germany
873.3 book titles per million people
in 1996
Austria rank
17th
Germany rank
20th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Austria
- Germany
How they compare
Austria currently reports 985.47 book titles per million people against 873.3 book titles per million people in Germany, a difference of 112.17 book titles per million people.
That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Germany ahead.
Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 20th of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 219 book titles per million people | 373.88 book titles per million people | 154.88 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1940s | 410.83 book titles per million people | 130.3 book titles per million people | 280.53 book titles per million people | Austria |
| 1950s | 511.77 book titles per million people | 304.84 book titles per million people | 206.93 book titles per million people | Austria |
| 1960s | 553.96 book titles per million people | 416.4 book titles per million people | 137.57 book titles per million people | Austria |
| 1970s | 779.37 book titles per million people | 675.38 book titles per million people | 103.99 book titles per million people | Austria |
| 1980s | 1,037 book titles per million people | 849.64 book titles per million people | 186.98 book titles per million people | Austria |
| 1990s | 836.84 book titles per million people | 847.13 book titles per million people | 10.29 book titles per million people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Austria or Germany?
- Austria, at 985.47 book titles per million people against 873.3 book titles per million people in Germany as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Austria and Germany?
- 112.17 book titles per million people, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Germany?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
- How do Austria and Germany rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Austria ranks 17th and Germany ranks 20th 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.