Hungary vs Latvia: Number of new book titles published per million people
Hungary
894.82 book titles per million people
in 1996
Latvia
798.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
Hungary rank
19th
Latvia rank
22nd
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Hungary
- Latvia
How they compare
Hungary currently reports 894.82 book titles per million people against 798.69 book titles per million people in Latvia, a difference of 96.13 book titles per million people.
That makes Hungary's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Hungary ahead.
Hungary ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 22nd of 69 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hungary | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 829 book titles per million people | 279.44 book titles per million people | 549.57 book titles per million people | Hungary |
| 1950s | 405.34 book titles per million people | 734.4 book titles per million people | 329.06 book titles per million people | Latvia |
| 1960s | 499.45 book titles per million people | 960.99 book titles per million people | 461.54 book titles per million people | Latvia |
| 1970s | 763 book titles per million people | 946.54 book titles per million people | 183.54 book titles per million people | Latvia |
| 1980s | 860.4 book titles per million people | 857.88 book titles per million people | 2.52 book titles per million people | Hungary |
| 1990s | 868.47 book titles per million people | 652.93 book titles per million people | 215.54 book titles per million people | Hungary |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Hungary or Latvia?
- Hungary, at 894.82 book titles per million people against 798.69 book titles per million people in Latvia as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Hungary and Latvia?
- 96.13 book titles per million people, with Hungary ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Latvia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
- How do Hungary and Latvia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Hungary ranks 19th and Latvia ranks 22nd 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.