Indonesia vs Philippines: Number of new book titles published per million people
Indonesia
20.4 book titles per million people
in 1996
Philippines
20.27 book titles per million people
in 1996
Indonesia rank
64th
Philippines rank
65th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Indonesia
- Philippines
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 20.4 book titles per million people against 20.27 book titles per million people in Philippines, a difference of 0.13 book titles per million people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Philippines ahead.
Indonesia ranks 64th and Philippines ranks 65th of 69 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 9.86 book titles per million people | 30.9 book titles per million people | 21.04 book titles per million people | Philippines |
| 1950s | 13.41 book titles per million people | 6.4 book titles per million people | 7.01 book titles per million people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 11.61 book titles per million people | 26.01 book titles per million people | 14.4 book titles per million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 16.22 book titles per million people | 35.33 book titles per million people | 19.11 book titles per million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 21.18 book titles per million people | 16.25 book titles per million people | 4.93 book titles per million people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 18.15 book titles per million people | 16.17 book titles per million people | 1.98 book titles per million people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Indonesia or Philippines?
- Indonesia, at 20.4 book titles per million people against 20.27 book titles per million people in Philippines as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Indonesia and Philippines?
- 0.13 book titles per million people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Philippines?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 1996.
- How do Indonesia and Philippines rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Indonesia ranks 64th 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.