Estonia vs United Kingdom: Number of new book titles published per million people

Estonia
1,841 book titles per million people
in 1996
United Kingdom
2,115 book titles per million people
in 2009
Estonia rank
8th
United Kingdom rank
7th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Estonia
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2,115 book titles per million people against 1,841 book titles per million people in Estonia, a difference of 274 book titles per million people.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Estonia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 68 countries.

Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Estonia United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1940s 554.75 book titles per million people 213.84 book titles per million people 340.91 book titles per million people Estonia
1950s 867.13 book titles per million people 270.38 book titles per million people 596.75 book titles per million people Estonia
1960s 1,396 book titles per million people 508.7 book titles per million people 886.86 book titles per million people Estonia
1970s 1,501 book titles per million people 1,060 book titles per million people 441.31 book titles per million people Estonia
1980s 1,373 book titles per million people 862.76 book titles per million people 509.8 book titles per million people Estonia
1990s 1,380 book titles per million people 1,192 book titles per million people 187.5 book titles per million people Estonia

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 United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2,115 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 United Kingdom?
274 book titles per million people, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United Kingdom?
56 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
How do Estonia and United Kingdom rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Estonia ranks 8th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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.