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

Finland
2,559 book titles per million people
in 1996
Norway
3,277 book titles per million people
in 2009
Finland rank
4th
Norway rank
2nd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k180119052009

How they compare

Norway currently reports 3,277 book titles per million people against 2,559 book titles per million people in Finland, a difference of 718 book titles per million people.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Finland's.

Across all 61 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd of 68 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1910s 394.37 book titles per million people 577.67 book titles per million people 183.3 book titles per million people Norway
1930s 420.9 book titles per million people 687.37 book titles per million people 266.47 book titles per million people Norway
1940s 448.31 book titles per million people 736.25 book titles per million people 287.94 book titles per million people Norway
1950s 499.65 book titles per million people 863.29 book titles per million people 363.64 book titles per million people Norway
1960s 905.45 book titles per million people 1,151 book titles per million people 245.23 book titles per million people Norway
1970s 1,004 book titles per million people 1,871 book titles per million people 867.13 book titles per million people Norway
1980s 1,771 book titles per million people 2,250 book titles per million people 479.05 book titles per million people Norway
1990s 2,351 book titles per million people 4,555 book titles per million people 2,204 book titles per million people Norway

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 Norway?
Norway, at 3,277 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 Norway?
718 book titles per million people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
61 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 1996.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Finland ranks 4th and Norway ranks 2nd 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.

Individual pages

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
Last refreshed

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