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

Greece
403.17 book titles per million people
in 1996
Japan
447.46 book titles per million people
in 1996
Greece rank
32nd
Japan rank
31st

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Greece
  • Japan
0200400600159717961996

How they compare

Japan currently reports 447.46 book titles per million people against 403.17 book titles per million people in Greece, a difference of 44.29 book titles per million people.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Japan ahead.

Greece ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 31st of 69 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Japan Difference Ahead
1930s 113.86 book titles per million people 431.16 book titles per million people 317.29 book titles per million people Japan
1950s 200.2 book titles per million people 221.14 book titles per million people 20.93 book titles per million people Japan
1960s 175.47 book titles per million people 267.2 book titles per million people 91.73 book titles per million people Japan
1970s 359.63 book titles per million people 326.16 book titles per million people 33.48 book titles per million people Greece
1980s 444.25 book titles per million people 383.28 book titles per million people 60.97 book titles per million people Greece
1990s 403.17 book titles per million people 447.46 book titles per million people 44.29 book titles per million people Japan

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 Japan?
Japan, at 447.46 book titles per million people against 403.17 book titles per million people in Greece as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Greece and Japan?
44.29 book titles per million people, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
32 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Greece and Japan rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Greece ranks 32nd and Japan ranks 31st 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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