Belgium vs Malta: Number of new book titles published per million people
Belgium
1,322 book titles per million people
in 2004
Malta
1,072 book titles per million people
in 1995
Belgium rank
11th
Malta rank
14th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Belgium
- Malta
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 1,322 book titles per million people against 1,072 book titles per million people in Malta, a difference of 250 book titles per million people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 11th and Malta ranks 14th of 69 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Malta | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 660.47 book titles per million people | 193.38 book titles per million people | 467.09 book titles per million people | Belgium |
| 1970s | 758.5 book titles per million people | 372.18 book titles per million people | 386.33 book titles per million people | Belgium |
| 1980s | 927.1 book titles per million people | 845.05 book titles per million people | 82.05 book titles per million people | Belgium |
| 1990s | 1,030 book titles per million people | 1,140 book titles per million people | 109.37 book titles per million people | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Belgium or Malta?
- Belgium, at 1,322 book titles per million people against 1,072 book titles per million people in Malta as of 2004.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Belgium and Malta?
- 250 book titles per million people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Malta?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1995.
- How do Belgium and Malta rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Belgium ranks 11th and Malta ranks 14th 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.