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

France
818.98 book titles per million people
in 1996
Latvia
798.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
France rank
21st
Latvia rank
22nd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • France
  • Latvia
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How they compare

France currently reports 818.98 book titles per million people against 798.69 book titles per million people in Latvia, a difference of 20.29 book titles per million people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Latvia ahead.

France ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 22nd of 69 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Latvia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Latvia Difference Ahead
1940s 211.8 book titles per million people 342.57 book titles per million people 130.77 book titles per million people Latvia
1950s 244.77 book titles per million people 699.39 book titles per million people 454.62 book titles per million people Latvia
1960s 320.44 book titles per million people 960.99 book titles per million people 640.55 book titles per million people Latvia
1970s 482.34 book titles per million people 946.54 book titles per million people 464.2 book titles per million people Latvia
1980s 673.99 book titles per million people 857.88 book titles per million people 183.88 book titles per million people Latvia
1990s 727.87 book titles per million people 652.93 book titles per million people 74.94 book titles per million people France

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 Latvia?
France, at 818.98 book titles per million people against 798.69 book titles per million people in Latvia as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between France and Latvia?
20.29 book titles per million people, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Latvia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
How do France and Latvia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
France ranks 21st and Latvia ranks 22nd 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.