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
05001.0k1.5k193719661996

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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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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