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

Austria
985.47 book titles per million people
in 1996
Russia
898.49 book titles per million people
in 2009
Austria rank
17th
Russia rank
18th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Austria
  • Russia
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How they compare

Austria currently reports 985.47 book titles per million people against 898.49 book titles per million people in Russia, a difference of 86.98 book titles per million people.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Russia ahead.

Austria ranks 17th and Russia ranks 18th of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 6 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Russia Difference Ahead
1930s 219 book titles per million people 267.89 book titles per million people 48.89 book titles per million people Russia
1940s 410.79 book titles per million people 215.49 book titles per million people 195.3 book titles per million people Austria
1950s 525.64 book titles per million people 309.71 book titles per million people 215.93 book titles per million people Austria
1960s 553.96 book titles per million people 388.21 book titles per million people 165.76 book titles per million people Austria
1970s 761.16 book titles per million people 392 book titles per million people 369.17 book titles per million people Austria
1980s 1,037 book titles per million people 347.96 book titles per million people 688.66 book titles per million people Austria
1990s 836.84 book titles per million people 224.47 book titles per million people 612.38 book titles per million people Austria

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 Russia?
Austria, at 985.47 book titles per million people against 898.49 book titles per million people in Russia as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Austria and Russia?
86.98 book titles per million people, with Austria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Russia?
51 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Austria and Russia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Austria ranks 17th and Russia ranks 18th 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.