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