India vs Philippines: Number of new book titles published per million people
India
12.73 book titles per million people
in 1996
Philippines
20.27 book titles per million people
in 1996
India rank
66th
Philippines rank
65th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- India
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 20.27 book titles per million people against 12.73 book titles per million people in India, a difference of 7.54 book titles per million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1953 it was India ahead.
India ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 65th of 69 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 39.13 book titles per million people | 6.48 book titles per million people | 32.65 book titles per million people | India |
| 1960s | 27.54 book titles per million people | 20.49 book titles per million people | 7.06 book titles per million people | India |
| 1970s | 22.83 book titles per million people | 35.33 book titles per million people | 12.5 book titles per million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 16.65 book titles per million people | 15.95 book titles per million people | 0.7023 book titles per million people | India |
| 1990s | 14.97 book titles per million people | 16.5 book titles per million people | 1.53 book titles per million people | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 20.27 book titles per million people against 12.73 book titles per million people in India as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between India and Philippines?
- 7.54 book titles per million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Philippines?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 1996.
- How do India and Philippines rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- India ranks 66th and Philippines ranks 65th 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.