Estonia vs Switzerland: Number of new book titles published per million people
Estonia
1,841 book titles per million people
in 1996
Switzerland
1,460 book titles per million people
in 2009
Estonia rank
8th
Switzerland rank
10th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Estonia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 1,841 book titles per million people against 1,460 book titles per million people in Switzerland, a difference of 381 book titles per million people.
That makes Estonia's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Switzerland ahead.
Estonia ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 68 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 554.75 book titles per million people | 774.33 book titles per million people | 219.58 book titles per million people | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 867.13 book titles per million people | 773.64 book titles per million people | 93.49 book titles per million people | Estonia |
| 1960s | 1,396 book titles per million people | 878.45 book titles per million people | 517.11 book titles per million people | Estonia |
| 1970s | 1,501 book titles per million people | 1,124 book titles per million people | 377.27 book titles per million people | Estonia |
| 1980s | 1,379 book titles per million people | 1,284 book titles per million people | 94.96 book titles per million people | Estonia |
| 1990s | 1,380 book titles per million people | 1,487 book titles per million people | 107.5 book titles per million people | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Estonia, at 1,841 book titles per million people against 1,460 book titles per million people in Switzerland as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Estonia and Switzerland?
- 381 book titles per million people, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
- How do Estonia and Switzerland rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Estonia ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.