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

Egypt
29.63 book titles per million people
in 1996
Tunisia
79.04 book titles per million people
in 1996
Egypt rank
61st
Tunisia rank
58th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Egypt
  • Tunisia
050100150195319741996

How they compare

Tunisia currently reports 79.04 book titles per million people against 29.63 book titles per million people in Egypt, a difference of 49.41 book titles per million people.

That makes Tunisia's figure about 2.7 times Egypt's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 61st and Tunisia ranks 58th of 68 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Tunisia Difference Ahead
1950s 51.24 book titles per million people 24.94 book titles per million people 26.3 book titles per million people Egypt
1960s 89.15 book titles per million people 37.01 book titles per million people 52.15 book titles per million people Egypt
1970s 48.66 book titles per million people 19.44 book titles per million people 29.23 book titles per million people Egypt
1980s 26.11 book titles per million people 86.84 book titles per million people 60.74 book titles per million people Tunisia
1990s 38.61 book titles per million people 67.94 book titles per million people 29.33 book titles per million people Tunisia

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 Tunisia?
Tunisia, at 79.04 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 Tunisia?
49.41 book titles per million people, with Tunisia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Tunisia?
21 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 1996.
How do Egypt and Tunisia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Egypt ranks 61st and Tunisia ranks 58th 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.