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

Egypt
29.63 book titles per million people
in 1996
Morocco
32.73 book titles per million people
in 1996
Egypt rank
61st
Morocco rank
60th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Egypt
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 32.73 book titles per million people against 29.63 book titles per million people in Egypt, a difference of 3.1 book titles per million people.

That makes Morocco's figure about 1.1 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 61st and Morocco ranks 60th of 68 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Morocco in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Morocco Difference Ahead
1950s 56.51 book titles per million people 11.86 book titles per million people 44.65 book titles per million people Egypt
1960s 85.3 book titles per million people 12.96 book titles per million people 72.34 book titles per million people Egypt
1970s 70.56 book titles per million people 7.48 book titles per million people 63.08 book titles per million people Egypt
1990s 32.3 book titles per million people 33.46 book titles per million people 1.15 book titles per million people Morocco

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 Morocco?
Morocco, at 32.73 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 Morocco?
3.1 book titles per million people, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Morocco?
10 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 1996.
How do Egypt and Morocco rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Egypt ranks 61st and Morocco ranks 60th 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.