Austria vs Hungary: Number of new book titles published per million people

Austria
985.47 book titles per million people
in 1996
Hungary
894.82 book titles per million people
in 1996
Austria rank
17th
Hungary rank
19th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Austria
  • Hungary
05001.0k1.5k193719661996

How they compare

Austria currently reports 985.47 book titles per million people against 894.82 book titles per million people in Hungary, a difference of 90.65 book titles per million people.

That makes Austria's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Hungary ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Hungary ranks 19th of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 4 and Hungary in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Hungary Difference Ahead
1930s 219 book titles per million people 365.43 book titles per million people 146.43 book titles per million people Hungary
1940s 411.1 book titles per million people 391.85 book titles per million people 19.25 book titles per million people Austria
1950s 503.56 book titles per million people 405.34 book titles per million people 98.22 book titles per million people Austria
1960s 553.96 book titles per million people 499.45 book titles per million people 54.51 book titles per million people Austria
1970s 761.16 book titles per million people 763 book titles per million people 1.83 book titles per million people Hungary
1980s 1,037 book titles per million people 867.97 book titles per million people 168.65 book titles per million people Austria
1990s 836.84 book titles per million people 868.47 book titles per million people 31.63 book titles per million people Hungary

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 Hungary?
Austria, at 985.47 book titles per million people against 894.82 book titles per million people in Hungary as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Austria and Hungary?
90.65 book titles per million people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Hungary?
45 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Austria and Hungary rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Austria ranks 17th and Hungary ranks 19th 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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