Belarus vs United States: Number of new book titles published per million people
Belarus
276.75 book titles per million people
in 1990
United States
252.81 book titles per million people
in 1996
Belarus rank
39th
United States rank
41st
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Belarus
- United States
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 276.75 book titles per million people against 252.81 book titles per million people in United States, a difference of 23.94 book titles per million people.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 39th and United States ranks 41st of 68 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 5 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 144.48 book titles per million people | 83.33 book titles per million people | 61.15 book titles per million people | Belarus |
| 1940s | 63.87 book titles per million people | 65.41 book titles per million people | 1.54 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1950s | 104.58 book titles per million people | 75.7 book titles per million people | 28.87 book titles per million people | Belarus |
| 1960s | 207.79 book titles per million people | 205.87 book titles per million people | 1.92 book titles per million people | Belarus |
| 1970s | 284.14 book titles per million people | 388.44 book titles per million people | 104.3 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1980s | 328.03 book titles per million people | 294.24 book titles per million people | 33.79 book titles per million people | Belarus |
| 1990s | 276.75 book titles per million people | 186.87 book titles per million people | 89.88 book titles per million people | Belarus |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Belarus or United States?
- Belarus, at 276.75 book titles per million people against 252.81 book titles per million people in United States as of 1990.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Belarus and United States?
- 23.94 book titles per million people, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and United States?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1990.
- How do Belarus and United States rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Belarus ranks 39th and United States ranks 41st of 68 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.