India vs Nigeria: Number of new book titles published per million people
India
12.73 book titles per million people
in 1996
Nigeria
12 book titles per million people
in 1995
India rank
66th
Nigeria rank
67th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
India currently reports 12.73 book titles per million people against 12 book titles per million people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.73 book titles per million people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1963 it was India ahead.
India ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 69 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.19 book titles per million people | 12.79 book titles per million people | 14.4 book titles per million people | India |
| 1970s | 22.69 book titles per million people | 20.69 book titles per million people | 1.99 book titles per million people | India |
| 1980s | 16.42 book titles per million people | 21.56 book titles per million people | 5.14 book titles per million people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 15.42 book titles per million people | 13.52 book titles per million people | 1.9 book titles per million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, India or Nigeria?
- India, at 12.73 book titles per million people against 12 book titles per million people in Nigeria as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between India and Nigeria?
- 0.73 book titles per million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1995.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- India ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 67th 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.