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
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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.