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
0100200300400170018481996

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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About this data

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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.