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
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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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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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.