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
0200400600800150017481996

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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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.