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

Hungary
894.82 book titles per million people
in 1996
Russia
898.49 book titles per million people
in 2009
Hungary rank
19th
Russia rank
18th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Hungary
  • Russia
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How they compare

Russia currently reports 898.49 book titles per million people against 894.82 book titles per million people in Hungary, a difference of 3.67 book titles per million people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Hungary ahead.

Hungary ranks 19th and Russia ranks 18th of 68 countries.

Hungary has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hungary Russia Difference Ahead
1930s 347.69 book titles per million people 284.86 book titles per million people 62.83 book titles per million people Hungary
1940s 829 book titles per million people 199.34 book titles per million people 629.66 book titles per million people Hungary
1950s 405.34 book titles per million people 326.22 book titles per million people 79.12 book titles per million people Hungary
1960s 499.45 book titles per million people 388.21 book titles per million people 111.25 book titles per million people Hungary
1970s 763 book titles per million people 392 book titles per million people 371 book titles per million people Hungary
1980s 860.4 book titles per million people 348.17 book titles per million people 512.22 book titles per million people Hungary
1990s 868.47 book titles per million people 224.47 book titles per million people 644 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 Russia?
Russia, at 898.49 book titles per million people against 894.82 book titles per million people in Hungary as of 2009.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Hungary and Russia?
3.67 book titles per million people, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hungary and Russia?
52 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Hungary and Russia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Hungary ranks 19th and Russia ranks 18th of 68 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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About this data

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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.