Canada vs Portugal: Number of new book titles published per million people
Canada
662.76 book titles per million people
in 1996
Portugal
779.02 book titles per million people
in 1996
Canada rank
26th
Portugal rank
23rd
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Canada
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 779.02 book titles per million people against 662.76 book titles per million people in Canada, a difference of 116.26 book titles per million people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Portugal ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 69 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 85.05 book titles per million people | 594 book titles per million people | 508.95 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 169.95 book titles per million people | 620.75 book titles per million people | 450.8 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 383.73 book titles per million people | 647.82 book titles per million people | 264.09 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 775.13 book titles per million people | 622.33 book titles per million people | 152.8 book titles per million people | Canada |
| 1990s | 723.22 book titles per million people | 684.91 book titles per million people | 38.31 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, Canada or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 779.02 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 Portugal?
- 116.26 book titles per million people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 1996.
- How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Canada ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 23rd 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.