Canada vs South Korea: Number of new book titles published per million people
Canada
662.76 book titles per million people
in 1996
South Korea
670.52 book titles per million people
in 1996
Canada rank
26th
South Korea rank
25th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Canada
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 670.52 book titles per million people against 662.76 book titles per million people in Canada, a difference of 7.76 book titles per million people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 25th of 69 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 110.07 book titles per million people | 58.93 book titles per million people | 51.14 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1960s | 168.88 book titles per million people | 94.87 book titles per million people | 74 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1970s | 435.22 book titles per million people | 322.86 book titles per million people | 112.35 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1980s | 775.13 book titles per million people | 550.26 book titles per million people | 224.87 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 693.4 book titles per million people | 731.76 book titles per million people | 38.36 book titles per million people | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Canada or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 670.52 book titles per million people against 662.76 book titles per million people in Canada as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Canada and South Korea?
- 7.76 book titles per million people, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and South Korea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 1996.
- How do Canada and South Korea rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Canada ranks 26th and South Korea ranks 25th 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.