Estonia vs Sweden: Number of new book titles published per million people
Estonia
1,841 book titles per million people
in 1996
Sweden
2,504 book titles per million people
in 2009
Estonia rank
8th
Sweden rank
5th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Estonia
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,504 book titles per million people against 1,841 book titles per million people in Estonia, a difference of 663 book titles per million people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.4 times Estonia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Sweden ahead.
Estonia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th of 69 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 554.75 book titles per million people | 958.66 book titles per million people | 403.91 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1950s | 867.13 book titles per million people | 902.65 book titles per million people | 35.52 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1,396 book titles per million people | 1,046 book titles per million people | 349.41 book titles per million people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1,501 book titles per million people | 1,799 book titles per million people | 298.64 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 1,379 book titles per million people | 2,383 book titles per million people | 1,004 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 1,380 book titles per million people | 2,538 book titles per million people | 1,158 book titles per million people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Estonia or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2,504 book titles per million people against 1,841 book titles per million people in Estonia as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Estonia and Sweden?
- 663 book titles per million people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Sweden?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
- How do Estonia and Sweden rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Estonia ranks 8th and Sweden ranks 5th 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.