Denmark vs United Kingdom: Number of new book titles published per million people
Denmark
2,405 book titles per million people
in 2009
United Kingdom
2,115 book titles per million people
in 2009
Denmark rank
6th
United Kingdom rank
7th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Denmark
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 2,405 book titles per million people against 2,115 book titles per million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 290 book titles per million people.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 209 years both countries report, Denmark has been ahead every year.
Denmark ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 69 countries.
Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 21 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 544.67 book titles per million people | 102.41 book titles per million people | 442.27 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1810s | 414.52 book titles per million people | 82.24 book titles per million people | 332.28 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1820s | 454.04 book titles per million people | 70.6 book titles per million people | 383.44 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1830s | 590.79 book titles per million people | 81.6 book titles per million people | 509.2 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1840s | 720.21 book titles per million people | 87.01 book titles per million people | 633.2 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1850s | 856.4 book titles per million people | 107.25 book titles per million people | 749.14 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1860s | 916.41 book titles per million people | 96.11 book titles per million people | 820.3 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1870s | 932.91 book titles per million people | 99.37 book titles per million people | 833.54 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1880s | 1,109 book titles per million people | 118.36 book titles per million people | 990.51 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1890s | 1,207 book titles per million people | 139.74 book titles per million people | 1,068 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1900s | 1,345 book titles per million people | 164.08 book titles per million people | 1,181 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1910s | 1,491 book titles per million people | 159.35 book titles per million people | 1,331 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1920s | 1,097 book titles per million people | 208.72 book titles per million people | 888.69 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1930s | 924.93 book titles per million people | 239.54 book titles per million people | 685.38 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1940s | 1,091 book titles per million people | 213.84 book titles per million people | 876.73 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1950s | 932.45 book titles per million people | 270.38 book titles per million people | 662.06 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1960s | 1,257 book titles per million people | 508.7 book titles per million people | 747.81 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1970s | 1,819 book titles per million people | 1,060 book titles per million people | 759.24 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1980s | 2,279 book titles per million people | 862.76 book titles per million people | 1,416 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 1990s | 2,933 book titles per million people | 1,296 book titles per million people | 1,637 book titles per million people | Denmark |
| 2000s | 2,739 book titles per million people | 1,770 book titles per million people | 968.68 book titles per million people | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Denmark or United Kingdom?
- Denmark, at 2,405 book titles per million people against 2,115 book titles per million people in United Kingdom as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 290 book titles per million people, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and United Kingdom?
- 209 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2009.
- How do Denmark and United Kingdom rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Denmark ranks 6th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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.