France vs Germany: Number of new book titles published per million people
France
818.98 book titles per million people
in 1996
Germany
873.3 book titles per million people
in 1996
France rank
21st
Germany rank
20th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 873.3 book titles per million people against 818.98 book titles per million people in France, a difference of 54.32 book titles per million people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 34 times across 347 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 21st and Germany ranks 20th of 69 countries.
Across the 38 decades both report, France averaged higher in 14 and Germany in 24.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 26.71 book titles per million people | 16.69 book titles per million people | 10.03 book titles per million people | France |
| 1510s | 48.15 book titles per million people | 18.88 book titles per million people | 29.27 book titles per million people | France |
| 1520s | 42.11 book titles per million people | 48.23 book titles per million people | 6.12 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1530s | 59.41 book titles per million people | 52.96 book titles per million people | 6.46 book titles per million people | France |
| 1540s | 83.67 book titles per million people | 48.24 book titles per million people | 35.42 book titles per million people | France |
| 1550s | 86.46 book titles per million people | 45.22 book titles per million people | 41.24 book titles per million people | France |
| 1560s | 58.31 book titles per million people | 57.35 book titles per million people | 0.9628 book titles per million people | France |
| 1570s | 47.41 book titles per million people | 59.75 book titles per million people | 12.34 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1580s | 55.64 book titles per million people | 76.92 book titles per million people | 21.28 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1590s | 35.44 book titles per million people | 100.21 book titles per million people | 64.77 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1600s | 57.28 book titles per million people | 112.24 book titles per million people | 54.96 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1610s | 78.43 book titles per million people | 122.22 book titles per million people | 43.79 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1620s | 72.33 book titles per million people | 81.87 book titles per million people | 9.54 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1630s | 71.26 book titles per million people | 41.84 book titles per million people | 29.41 book titles per million people | France |
| 1640s | 96.31 book titles per million people | 46.93 book titles per million people | 49.38 book titles per million people | France |
| 1650s | 89.45 book titles per million people | 65.81 book titles per million people | 23.64 book titles per million people | France |
| 1660s | 101.56 book titles per million people | 91.37 book titles per million people | 10.19 book titles per million people | France |
| 1670s | 95.11 book titles per million people | 116.91 book titles per million people | 21.8 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1680s | 91.28 book titles per million people | 116.32 book titles per million people | 25.04 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1690s | 87.76 book titles per million people | 117.89 book titles per million people | 30.13 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1700s | 69.39 book titles per million people | 121.22 book titles per million people | 51.82 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1710s | 65.36 book titles per million people | 117.79 book titles per million people | 52.43 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1720s | 67.46 book titles per million people | 117.95 book titles per million people | 50.49 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1730s | 71.67 book titles per million people | 117.6 book titles per million people | 45.92 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1740s | 71.91 book titles per million people | 116.11 book titles per million people | 44.2 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1750s | 97.21 book titles per million people | 123.56 book titles per million people | 26.35 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1760s | 100.17 book titles per million people | 95.83 book titles per million people | 4.34 book titles per million people | France |
| 1770s | 119.37 book titles per million people | 116.93 book titles per million people | 2.44 book titles per million people | France |
| 1780s | 139.34 book titles per million people | 138.99 book titles per million people | 0.3553 book titles per million people | France |
| 1790s | 149.25 book titles per million people | 153.71 book titles per million people | 4.46 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1800s | 106.78 book titles per million people | 153.64 book titles per million people | 46.86 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1930s | 193.61 book titles per million people | 371.06 book titles per million people | 177.44 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1940s | 195.72 book titles per million people | 192.72 book titles per million people | 3 book titles per million people | France |
| 1950s | 249.55 book titles per million people | 304.84 book titles per million people | 55.29 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1960s | 320.44 book titles per million people | 416.4 book titles per million people | 95.96 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 481.32 book titles per million people | 675.38 book titles per million people | 194.07 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 673.99 book titles per million people | 847.45 book titles per million people | 173.45 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 727.87 book titles per million people | 847.13 book titles per million people | 119.26 book titles per million people | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 873.3 book titles per million people against 818.98 book titles per million people in France as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between France and Germany?
- 54.32 book titles per million people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 347 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 1996.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- France ranks 21st and Germany ranks 20th of 69 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.