Cyprus vs Switzerland: Number of new book titles published per million people

Cyprus
1,259 book titles per million people
in 1996
Switzerland
1,460 book titles per million people
in 2009
Cyprus rank
12th
Switzerland rank
10th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Cyprus
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,460 book titles per million people against 1,259 book titles per million people in Cyprus, a difference of 201 book titles per million people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Cyprus's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Switzerland ahead.

Cyprus ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 69 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Switzerland Difference Ahead
1960s 320.16 book titles per million people 876.8 book titles per million people 556.64 book titles per million people Switzerland
1970s 905.67 book titles per million people 1,124 book titles per million people 217.91 book titles per million people Switzerland
1980s 889.61 book titles per million people 1,298 book titles per million people 408.67 book titles per million people Switzerland
1990s 1,294 book titles per million people 1,487 book titles per million people 192.91 book titles per million people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Cyprus or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1,460 book titles per million people against 1,259 book titles per million people in Cyprus as of 2009.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Cyprus and Switzerland?
201 book titles per million people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 1996.
How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Cyprus ranks 12th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.