Bulgaria vs Italy: Number of new book titles published per million people
Bulgaria
593.06 book titles per million people
in 1996
Italy
614.22 book titles per million people
in 1996
Bulgaria rank
29th
Italy rank
27th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 614.22 book titles per million people against 593.06 book titles per million people in Bulgaria, a difference of 21.16 book titles per million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Italy ranks 27th of 68 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 434.89 book titles per million people | 241.92 book titles per million people | 192.97 book titles per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1940s | 313.54 book titles per million people | 163.54 book titles per million people | 150 book titles per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1950s | 378.11 book titles per million people | 176.28 book titles per million people | 201.83 book titles per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1960s | 440.48 book titles per million people | 170.43 book titles per million people | 270.05 book titles per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1970s | 463.07 book titles per million people | 169.04 book titles per million people | 294.03 book titles per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1980s | 545.25 book titles per million people | 278.24 book titles per million people | 267.01 book titles per million people | Bulgaria |
| 1990s | 563.79 book titles per million people | 537.52 book titles per million people | 26.27 book titles per million people | Bulgaria |
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 Italy?
- Italy, at 614.22 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 Italy?
- 21.16 book titles per million people, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Bulgaria ranks 29th and Italy ranks 27th 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.