Iceland vs Netherlands: Number of new book titles published per million people
Iceland
5,677 book titles per million people
in 1996
Netherlands
2,629 book titles per million people
in 2009
Iceland rank
1st
Netherlands rank
3rd
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Iceland
- Netherlands
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5,677 book titles per million people against 2,629 book titles per million people in Netherlands, a difference of 3,048 book titles per million people.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.2 times Netherlands's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 3rd of 69 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,851 book titles per million people | 776.66 book titles per million people | 2,075 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1950s | 3,175 book titles per million people | 873.81 book titles per million people | 2,301 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 3,228 book titles per million people | 1,086 book titles per million people | 2,143 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3,139 book titles per million people | 1,637 book titles per million people | 1,502 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4,985 book titles per million people | 2,913 book titles per million people | 2,072 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5,752 book titles per million people | 3,250 book titles per million people | 2,502 book titles per million people | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Iceland or Netherlands?
- Iceland, at 5,677 book titles per million people against 2,629 book titles per million people in Netherlands as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Iceland and Netherlands?
- 3,048 book titles per million people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Netherlands?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
- How do Iceland and Netherlands rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Netherlands ranks 3rd 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.