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

Greece
403.17 book titles per million people
in 1996
Romania
318.15 book titles per million people
in 1996
Greece rank
32nd
Romania rank
35th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Greece
  • Romania
100200300400500193719661996

How they compare

Greece currently reports 403.17 book titles per million people against 318.15 book titles per million people in Romania, a difference of 85.02 book titles per million people.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.3 times Romania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Romania ahead.

Greece ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 35th of 69 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Romania Difference Ahead
1930s 112.42 book titles per million people 459.2 book titles per million people 346.77 book titles per million people Romania
1940s 429.4 book titles per million people 246.49 book titles per million people 182.91 book titles per million people Greece
1950s 231.54 book titles per million people 313.09 book titles per million people 81.55 book titles per million people Romania
1960s 180.66 book titles per million people 341.33 book titles per million people 160.67 book titles per million people Romania
1970s 359.63 book titles per million people 391.21 book titles per million people 31.57 book titles per million people Romania
1980s 444.25 book titles per million people 283.2 book titles per million people 161.05 book titles per million people Greece
1990s 413.57 book titles per million people 196.05 book titles per million people 217.52 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 Romania?
Greece, at 403.17 book titles per million people against 318.15 book titles per million people in Romania as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Greece and Romania?
85.02 book titles per million people, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Romania?
35 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Greece and Romania rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Greece ranks 32nd and Romania ranks 35th 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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