France vs Hungary: Number of new book titles published per million people

France
818.98 book titles per million people
in 1996
Hungary
894.82 book titles per million people
in 1996
France rank
21st
Hungary rank
19th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • France
  • Hungary
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How they compare

Hungary currently reports 894.82 book titles per million people against 818.98 book titles per million people in France, a difference of 75.84 book titles per million people.

That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1938 it was Hungary ahead.

France ranks 21st and Hungary ranks 19th of 69 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Hungary Difference Ahead
1930s 193.61 book titles per million people 342.1 book titles per million people 148.48 book titles per million people Hungary
1940s 184.24 book titles per million people 829 book titles per million people 644.76 book titles per million people Hungary
1950s 247.76 book titles per million people 405.34 book titles per million people 157.58 book titles per million people Hungary
1960s 320.44 book titles per million people 499.45 book titles per million people 179.01 book titles per million people Hungary
1970s 482.34 book titles per million people 763 book titles per million people 280.65 book titles per million people Hungary
1980s 673.99 book titles per million people 860.4 book titles per million people 186.41 book titles per million people Hungary
1990s 727.87 book titles per million people 868.47 book titles per million people 140.6 book titles per million people Hungary

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 Hungary?
Hungary, at 894.82 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 Hungary?
75.84 book titles per million people, with Hungary ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Hungary?
50 years are reported by both, from 1938 to 1996.
How do France and Hungary rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
France ranks 21st and Hungary ranks 19th 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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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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