France vs Russia: Number of new book titles published per million people
France
818.98 book titles per million people
in 1996
Russia
898.49 book titles per million people
in 2009
France rank
21st
Russia rank
18th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- France
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 898.49 book titles per million people against 818.98 book titles per million people in France, a difference of 79.51 book titles per million people.
That makes Russia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was France ahead.
France ranks 21st and Russia ranks 18th of 68 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, France averaged higher in 15 and Russia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 69.39 book titles per million people | 0.1536 book titles per million people | 69.24 book titles per million people | France |
| 1710s | 65.36 book titles per million people | 0.1359 book titles per million people | 65.22 book titles per million people | France |
| 1720s | 67.46 book titles per million people | 0.7484 book titles per million people | 66.72 book titles per million people | France |
| 1730s | 71.67 book titles per million people | 1.52 book titles per million people | 70.15 book titles per million people | France |
| 1740s | 71.91 book titles per million people | 1.55 book titles per million people | 70.36 book titles per million people | France |
| 1750s | 97.21 book titles per million people | 1.32 book titles per million people | 95.89 book titles per million people | France |
| 1760s | 100.17 book titles per million people | 5.12 book titles per million people | 95.05 book titles per million people | France |
| 1770s | 119.37 book titles per million people | 6.39 book titles per million people | 112.98 book titles per million people | France |
| 1780s | 139.34 book titles per million people | 8.22 book titles per million people | 131.12 book titles per million people | France |
| 1790s | 149.25 book titles per million people | 7.53 book titles per million people | 141.72 book titles per million people | France |
| 1800s | 106.78 book titles per million people | 6.59 book titles per million people | 100.19 book titles per million people | France |
| 1930s | 193.61 book titles per million people | 284.67 book titles per million people | 91.06 book titles per million people | Russia |
| 1940s | 211.8 book titles per million people | 198.07 book titles per million people | 13.73 book titles per million people | France |
| 1950s | 244.77 book titles per million people | 309.71 book titles per million people | 64.94 book titles per million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 320.44 book titles per million people | 388.21 book titles per million people | 67.77 book titles per million people | Russia |
| 1970s | 482.34 book titles per million people | 392 book titles per million people | 90.34 book titles per million people | France |
| 1980s | 673.99 book titles per million people | 348.17 book titles per million people | 325.82 book titles per million people | France |
| 1990s | 727.87 book titles per million people | 224.47 book titles per million people | 503.4 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 Russia?
- Russia, at 898.49 book titles per million people against 818.98 book titles per million people in France as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between France and Russia?
- 79.51 book titles per million people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Russia?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 1996.
- How do France and Russia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- France ranks 21st and Russia ranks 18th 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.