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

Finland
2,559 book titles per million people
in 1996
Netherlands
2,629 book titles per million people
in 2009
Finland rank
4th
Netherlands rank
3rd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Finland
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2,629 book titles per million people against 2,559 book titles per million people in Finland, a difference of 70 book titles per million people.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Netherlands ahead.

Finland ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 69 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1910s 394.37 book titles per million people 633.11 book titles per million people 238.74 book titles per million people Netherlands
1930s 420.9 book titles per million people 895.08 book titles per million people 474.18 book titles per million people Netherlands
1940s 448.31 book titles per million people 691.38 book titles per million people 243.07 book titles per million people Netherlands
1950s 499.65 book titles per million people 873.81 book titles per million people 374.16 book titles per million people Netherlands
1960s 905.45 book titles per million people 1,079 book titles per million people 173.39 book titles per million people Netherlands
1970s 1,004 book titles per million people 1,752 book titles per million people 747.72 book titles per million people Netherlands
1980s 1,771 book titles per million people 2,697 book titles per million people 925.96 book titles per million people Netherlands
1990s 2,351 book titles per million people 3,250 book titles per million people 899.54 book titles per million people Netherlands

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 Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 2,629 book titles per million people against 2,559 book titles per million people in Finland as of 2009.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Finland and Netherlands?
70 book titles per million people, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
61 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 1996.
How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Finland ranks 4th and Netherlands ranks 3rd 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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