Iceland vs Norway: Number of new book titles published per million people
Iceland
5,677 book titles per million people
in 1996
Norway
3,277 book titles per million people
in 2009
Iceland rank
1st
Norway rank
2nd
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 5,677 book titles per million people against 3,277 book titles per million people in Norway, a difference of 2,400 book titles per million people.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.7 times Norway's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Iceland has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd of 69 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 2,851 book titles per million people | 629.33 book titles per million people | 2,222 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1950s | 3,175 book titles per million people | 863.29 book titles per million people | 2,311 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1960s | 3,228 book titles per million people | 1,166 book titles per million people | 2,063 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1970s | 3,139 book titles per million people | 1,834 book titles per million people | 1,305 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1980s | 4,985 book titles per million people | 2,631 book titles per million people | 2,354 book titles per million people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 5,752 book titles per million people | 4,555 book titles per million people | 1,197 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 Norway?
- Iceland, at 5,677 book titles per million people against 3,277 book titles per million people in Norway as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Iceland and Norway?
- 2,400 book titles per million people, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Iceland ranks 1st and Norway ranks 2nd 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.