Greece vs Israel: Number of new book titles published per million people

Greece
403.17 book titles per million people
in 1996
Israel
479.01 book titles per million people
in 1992
Greece rank
32nd
Israel rank
30th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Greece
  • Israel
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 479.01 book titles per million people against 403.17 book titles per million people in Greece, a difference of 75.84 book titles per million people.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.2 times Greece's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 32nd and Israel ranks 30th of 69 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Israel Difference Ahead
1950s 196.82 book titles per million people 644.21 book titles per million people 447.39 book titles per million people Israel
1960s 182.65 book titles per million people 653.77 book titles per million people 471.12 book titles per million people Israel
1970s 329.86 book titles per million people 641.6 book titles per million people 311.74 book titles per million people Israel
1980s 444.25 book titles per million people 592.76 book titles per million people 148.51 book titles per million people Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Greece or Israel?
Israel, at 479.01 book titles per million people against 403.17 book titles per million people in Greece as of 1992.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Greece and Israel?
75.84 book titles per million people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Israel?
21 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1985.
How do Greece and Israel rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Greece ranks 32nd and Israel ranks 30th 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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