Germany vs Russia: Number of new book titles published per million people
Germany
873.3 book titles per million people
in 1996
Russia
898.49 book titles per million people
in 2009
Germany rank
20th
Russia rank
18th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Germany
- Russia
How they compare
Russia currently reports 898.49 book titles per million people against 873.3 book titles per million people in Germany, a difference of 25.19 book titles per million people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 150 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 20th and Russia ranks 18th of 69 countries.
Across the 19 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 17 and Russia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 121.22 book titles per million people | 0.1536 book titles per million people | 121.06 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1710s | 117.79 book titles per million people | 0.1359 book titles per million people | 117.65 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1720s | 117.95 book titles per million people | 0.7484 book titles per million people | 117.2 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1730s | 117.6 book titles per million people | 1.52 book titles per million people | 116.07 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1740s | 116.11 book titles per million people | 1.55 book titles per million people | 114.57 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1750s | 123.56 book titles per million people | 1.32 book titles per million people | 122.23 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1760s | 95.83 book titles per million people | 5.12 book titles per million people | 90.71 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1770s | 116.93 book titles per million people | 6.39 book titles per million people | 110.54 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1780s | 138.99 book titles per million people | 8.22 book titles per million people | 130.76 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1790s | 153.71 book titles per million people | 7.53 book titles per million people | 146.18 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1800s | 153.64 book titles per million people | 6.59 book titles per million people | 147.05 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1920s | 591.76 book titles per million people | 329.65 book titles per million people | 262.11 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1930s | 346.35 book titles per million people | 284.86 book titles per million people | 61.49 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1940s | 192.72 book titles per million people | 222.41 book titles per million people | 29.69 book titles per million people | Russia |
| 1950s | 304.84 book titles per million people | 315.15 book titles per million people | 10.31 book titles per million people | Russia |
| 1960s | 416.4 book titles per million people | 388.21 book titles per million people | 28.19 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1970s | 675.38 book titles per million people | 393.55 book titles per million people | 281.83 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1980s | 847.45 book titles per million people | 348.17 book titles per million people | 499.27 book titles per million people | Germany |
| 1990s | 847.13 book titles per million people | 224.47 book titles per million people | 622.66 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 Russia?
- Russia, at 898.49 book titles per million people against 873.3 book titles per million people in Germany as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Germany and Russia?
- 25.19 book titles per million people, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Russia?
- 150 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 1996.
- How do Germany and Russia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Germany ranks 20th and Russia ranks 18th 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.