Hungary vs Lithuania: Number of new book titles published per million people

Hungary
894.82 book titles per million people
in 1996
Lithuania
993.64 book titles per million people
in 1996
Hungary rank
19th
Lithuania rank
16th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Hungary
  • Lithuania
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 993.64 book titles per million people against 894.82 book titles per million people in Hungary, a difference of 98.82 book titles per million people.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Hungary's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 19th and Lithuania ranks 16th of 69 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Hungary averaged higher in 4 and Lithuania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Lithuania Difference Ahead
1940s 829 book titles per million people 139.07 book titles per million people 689.93 book titles per million people Hungary
1950s 405.34 book titles per million people 672.4 book titles per million people 267.06 book titles per million people Lithuania
1960s 499.45 book titles per million people 713.33 book titles per million people 213.88 book titles per million people Lithuania
1970s 763 book titles per million people 539.71 book titles per million people 223.28 book titles per million people Hungary
1980s 860.4 book titles per million people 710.28 book titles per million people 150.12 book titles per million people Hungary
1990s 882.43 book titles per million people 792.25 book titles per million people 90.18 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 Lithuania?
Lithuania, at 993.64 book titles per million people against 894.82 book titles per million people in Hungary as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Hungary and Lithuania?
98.82 book titles per million people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Lithuania?
48 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
How do Hungary and Lithuania rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Hungary ranks 19th and Lithuania ranks 16th 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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