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

Bulgaria
593.06 book titles per million people
in 1996
Japan
447.46 book titles per million people
in 1996
Bulgaria rank
29th
Japan rank
31st

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Japan
0200400600800159717961996

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 593.06 book titles per million people against 447.46 book titles per million people in Japan, a difference of 145.6 book titles per million people.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 37 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Japan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 29th and Japan ranks 31st of 68 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Japan Difference Ahead
1930s 382.41 book titles per million people 431.16 book titles per million people 48.75 book titles per million people Japan
1950s 378.11 book titles per million people 221.14 book titles per million people 156.98 book titles per million people Bulgaria
1960s 438.42 book titles per million people 271.37 book titles per million people 167.05 book titles per million people Bulgaria
1970s 463.07 book titles per million people 326.16 book titles per million people 136.91 book titles per million people Bulgaria
1980s 551.22 book titles per million people 360.68 book titles per million people 190.54 book titles per million people Bulgaria
1990s 572.16 book titles per million people 366.48 book titles per million people 205.68 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 Japan?
Bulgaria, at 593.06 book titles per million people against 447.46 book titles per million people in Japan as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Bulgaria and Japan?
145.6 book titles per million people, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Japan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Bulgaria and Japan rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Bulgaria ranks 29th and Japan ranks 31st 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.