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

Finland
2,559 book titles per million people
in 1996
Sweden
2,504 book titles per million people
in 2009
Finland rank
4th
Sweden rank
5th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Finland
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 2,559 book titles per million people against 2,504 book titles per million people in Sweden, a difference of 55 book titles per million people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Sweden ahead.

Finland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th of 68 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sweden Difference Ahead
1910s 394.37 book titles per million people 969.25 book titles per million people 574.89 book titles per million people Sweden
1930s 420.9 book titles per million people 920.68 book titles per million people 499.78 book titles per million people Sweden
1940s 448.31 book titles per million people 958.66 book titles per million people 510.35 book titles per million people Sweden
1950s 499.65 book titles per million people 916.91 book titles per million people 417.26 book titles per million people Sweden
1960s 905.45 book titles per million people 1,046 book titles per million people 140.7 book titles per million people Sweden
1970s 1,004 book titles per million people 1,799 book titles per million people 795.64 book titles per million people Sweden
1980s 1,771 book titles per million people 2,383 book titles per million people 611.58 book titles per million people Sweden
1990s 2,351 book titles per million people 2,538 book titles per million people 186.81 book titles per million people Sweden

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 Sweden?
Finland, at 2,559 book titles per million people against 2,504 book titles per million people in Sweden as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Finland and Sweden?
55 book titles per million people, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?
61 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 1996.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Finland ranks 4th and Sweden ranks 5th 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.