Germany vs Portugal: Number of new book titles published per million people
Germany
873.3 book titles per million people
in 1996
Portugal
779.02 book titles per million people
in 1996
Germany rank
20th
Portugal rank
23rd
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Germany
- Portugal
How they compare
Germany currently reports 873.3 book titles per million people against 779.02 book titles per million people in Portugal, a difference of 94.28 book titles per million people.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Portugal ahead.
Germany ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 69 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 373.88 book titles per million people | 414.28 book titles per million people | 40.39 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1940s | 130.3 book titles per million people | 220.09 book titles per million people | 89.79 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1950s | 304.84 book titles per million people | 546.43 book titles per million people | 241.59 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 416.4 book titles per million people | 620.75 book titles per million people | 204.35 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 675.38 book titles per million people | 641.76 book titles per million people | 33.62 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 834.62 book titles per million people | 843.03 book titles per million people | 8.41 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 836.92 book titles per million people | 662.28 book titles per million people | 174.64 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, Germany or Portugal?
- Germany, at 873.3 book titles per million people against 779.02 book titles per million people in Portugal as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Germany and Portugal?
- 94.28 book titles per million people, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Portugal?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
- How do Germany and Portugal rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Germany ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 23rd 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.