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

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  • Sweden
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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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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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