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

Greece
403.17 book titles per million people
in 1996
Poland
365.11 book titles per million people
in 1996
Greece rank
32nd
Poland rank
34th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Greece
  • Poland
0200400600150017481996

How they compare

Greece currently reports 403.17 book titles per million people against 365.11 book titles per million people in Poland, a difference of 38.06 book titles per million people.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Poland ahead.

Greece ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th of 69 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Poland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Poland Difference Ahead
1930s 113.86 book titles per million people 258.97 book titles per million people 145.11 book titles per million people Poland
1940s 130.45 book titles per million people 167.02 book titles per million people 36.56 book titles per million people Poland
1950s 183.99 book titles per million people 242.39 book titles per million people 58.39 book titles per million people Poland
1960s 175.47 book titles per million people 267.62 book titles per million people 92.15 book titles per million people Poland
1970s 359.63 book titles per million people 322.05 book titles per million people 37.59 book titles per million people Greece
1980s 444.25 book titles per million people 297.11 book titles per million people 147.15 book titles per million people Greece
1990s 413.57 book titles per million people 305.53 book titles per million people 108.04 book titles per million people Greece

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 Poland?
Greece, at 403.17 book titles per million people against 365.11 book titles per million people in Poland as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Greece and Poland?
38.06 book titles per million people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Poland?
37 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Greece and Poland rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Greece ranks 32nd and Poland ranks 34th 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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