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
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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

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.