Finland vs United Kingdom: Number of new book titles published per million people
Finland
2,559 book titles per million people
in 1996
United Kingdom
2,115 book titles per million people
in 2009
Finland rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
7th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Finland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Finland currently reports 2,559 book titles per million people against 2,115 book titles per million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 444 book titles per million people.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 68 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 394.37 book titles per million people | 168.06 book titles per million people | 226.31 book titles per million people | Finland |
| 1930s | 420.9 book titles per million people | 250.56 book titles per million people | 170.34 book titles per million people | Finland |
| 1940s | 448.31 book titles per million people | 213.84 book titles per million people | 234.47 book titles per million people | Finland |
| 1950s | 499.65 book titles per million people | 270.94 book titles per million people | 228.71 book titles per million people | Finland |
| 1960s | 905.45 book titles per million people | 508.7 book titles per million people | 396.75 book titles per million people | Finland |
| 1970s | 1,004 book titles per million people | 1,060 book titles per million people | 55.7 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 1,771 book titles per million people | 862.76 book titles per million people | 908.5 book titles per million people | Finland |
| 1990s | 2,351 book titles per million people | 1,192 book titles per million people | 1,159 book titles per million people | Finland |
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 United Kingdom?
- Finland, at 2,559 book titles per million people against 2,115 book titles per million people in United Kingdom as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Finland and United Kingdom?
- 444 book titles per million people, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and United Kingdom?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 1996.
- How do Finland and United Kingdom rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Finland ranks 4th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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.