Bulgaria vs Canada: Number of new book titles published per million people

Bulgaria
593.06 book titles per million people
in 1996
Canada
662.76 book titles per million people
in 1996
Bulgaria rank
29th
Canada rank
26th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Canada
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 662.76 book titles per million people against 593.06 book titles per million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 69.7 book titles per million people.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 29th and Canada ranks 26th of 69 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Canada in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Canada Difference Ahead
1950s 406.69 book titles per million people 84.55 book titles per million people 322.14 book titles per million people Bulgaria
1960s 438.42 book titles per million people 167.76 book titles per million people 270.65 book titles per million people Bulgaria
1970s 463.07 book titles per million people 383.73 book titles per million people 79.34 book titles per million people Bulgaria
1980s 529.31 book titles per million people 775.13 book titles per million people 245.82 book titles per million people Canada
1990s 660.02 book titles per million people 693.4 book titles per million people 33.38 book titles per million people Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Bulgaria or Canada?
Canada, at 662.76 book titles per million people against 593.06 book titles per million people in Bulgaria as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Bulgaria and Canada?
69.7 book titles per million people, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Canada?
30 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 1996.
How do Bulgaria and Canada rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Canada ranks 26th 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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