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

Egypt
29.63 book titles per million people
in 1996
Philippines
20.27 book titles per million people
in 1996
Egypt rank
61st
Philippines rank
64th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Egypt
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 29.63 book titles per million people against 20.27 book titles per million people in Philippines, a difference of 9.36 book titles per million people.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.5 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 61st and Philippines ranks 64th of 68 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Philippines Difference Ahead
1950s 53.12 book titles per million people 6.4 book titles per million people 46.73 book titles per million people Egypt
1960s 93.04 book titles per million people 20.49 book titles per million people 72.55 book titles per million people Egypt
1970s 48.91 book titles per million people 35.33 book titles per million people 13.58 book titles per million people Egypt
1980s 30.91 book titles per million people 15.15 book titles per million people 15.76 book titles per million people Egypt
1990s 36.31 book titles per million people 16.67 book titles per million people 19.64 book titles per million people Egypt

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 Philippines?
Egypt, at 29.63 book titles per million people against 20.27 book titles per million people in Philippines as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Egypt and Philippines?
9.36 book titles per million people, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Philippines?
25 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 1996.
How do Egypt and Philippines rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Egypt ranks 61st and Philippines ranks 64th 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.