Egypt vs Mexico: Number of new book titles published per million people

Egypt
29.63 book titles per million people
in 1996
Mexico
65.5 book titles per million people
in 1996
Egypt rank
61st
Mexico rank
59th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Egypt
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 65.5 book titles per million people against 29.63 book titles per million people in Egypt, a difference of 35.87 book titles per million people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 2.2 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 61st and Mexico ranks 59th of 68 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Mexico Difference Ahead
1950s 63.17 book titles per million people 47.5 book titles per million people 15.67 book titles per million people Egypt
1960s 92.26 book titles per million people 81.79 book titles per million people 10.47 book titles per million people Egypt
1970s 54.8 book titles per million people 88.43 book titles per million people 33.63 book titles per million people Mexico
1980s 26.41 book titles per million people 69.85 book titles per million people 43.44 book titles per million people Mexico
1990s 32.77 book titles per million people 48.11 book titles per million people 15.33 book titles per million people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Egypt or Mexico?
Mexico, at 65.5 book titles per million people against 29.63 book titles per million people in Egypt as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Egypt and Mexico?
35.87 book titles per million people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Mexico?
25 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 1996.
How do Egypt and Mexico rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Egypt ranks 61st and Mexico ranks 59th of 68 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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About this data

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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.