Finland vs Iceland: Number of new book titles published per million people

Finland
2,559 book titles per million people
in 1996
Iceland
5,677 book titles per million people
in 1996
Finland rank
4th
Iceland rank
1st

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Finland
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 5,677 book titles per million people against 2,559 book titles per million people in Finland, a difference of 3,118 book titles per million people.

That makes Iceland's figure about 2.2 times Finland's.

Across all 37 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 1st of 68 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Iceland Difference Ahead
1940s 307.73 book titles per million people 2,851 book titles per million people 2,544 book titles per million people Iceland
1950s 499.65 book titles per million people 3,175 book titles per million people 2,675 book titles per million people Iceland
1960s 919.58 book titles per million people 3,228 book titles per million people 2,309 book titles per million people Iceland
1970s 1,039 book titles per million people 3,139 book titles per million people 2,100 book titles per million people Iceland
1980s 1,994 book titles per million people 4,985 book titles per million people 2,991 book titles per million people Iceland
1990s 2,351 book titles per million people 5,752 book titles per million people 3,402 book titles per million people Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Finland or Iceland?
Iceland, at 5,677 book titles per million people against 2,559 book titles per million people in Finland as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Finland and Iceland?
3,118 book titles per million people, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Iceland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
How do Finland and Iceland rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Finland ranks 4th and Iceland ranks 1st 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.