Chile vs Thailand: Number of new book titles published per million people

Chile
173.79 book titles per million people
in 1995
Thailand
136.7 book titles per million people
in 1996
Chile rank
46th
Thailand rank
48th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Chile
  • Thailand
50100150200250300194919721996

How they compare

Chile currently reports 173.79 book titles per million people against 136.7 book titles per million people in Thailand, a difference of 37.09 book titles per million people.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Thailand ahead.

Chile ranks 46th and Thailand ranks 48th of 69 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Thailand Difference Ahead
1950s 138.06 book titles per million people 70.95 book titles per million people 67.11 book titles per million people Chile
1960s 171.78 book titles per million people 68.22 book titles per million people 103.56 book titles per million people Chile
1970s 82.05 book titles per million people 60.58 book titles per million people 21.48 book titles per million people Chile
1980s 124.87 book titles per million people 140.73 book titles per million people 15.86 book titles per million people Thailand
1990s 153.43 book titles per million people 137.61 book titles per million people 15.82 book titles per million people Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Chile or Thailand?
Chile, at 173.79 book titles per million people against 136.7 book titles per million people in Thailand as of 1995.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Chile and Thailand?
37.09 book titles per million people, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Thailand?
26 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 1992.
How do Chile and Thailand rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Chile ranks 46th and Thailand ranks 48th 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.