Ireland vs Italy: Number of new book titles published per million people
Ireland
756.78 book titles per million people
in 1985
Italy
614.22 book titles per million people
in 1996
Ireland rank
24th
Italy rank
27th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Ireland
- Italy
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 756.78 book titles per million people against 614.22 book titles per million people in Italy, a difference of 142.56 book titles per million people.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 31 times across 335 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Italy ahead.
Ireland ranks 24th and Italy ranks 27th of 68 countries.
Across the 36 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 8 and Italy in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0 book titles per million people | 38.36 book titles per million people | 38.36 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1510s | 0 book titles per million people | 38.82 book titles per million people | 38.82 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1520s | 0 book titles per million people | 35.08 book titles per million people | 35.08 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1530s | 0 book titles per million people | 33.57 book titles per million people | 33.57 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1540s | 0 book titles per million people | 55.11 book titles per million people | 55.11 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1550s | 0 book titles per million people | 76.23 book titles per million people | 76.23 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1560s | 0.2162 book titles per million people | 88.74 book titles per million people | 88.53 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1570s | 0.1067 book titles per million people | 79.76 book titles per million people | 79.65 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1580s | 0 book titles per million people | 108.35 book titles per million people | 108.35 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1590s | 0.1011 book titles per million people | 83.23 book titles per million people | 83.13 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1600s | 1.84 book titles per million people | 78.32 book titles per million people | 76.48 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1610s | 0.8147 book titles per million people | 65.99 book titles per million people | 65.17 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1620s | 3.41 book titles per million people | 68.17 book titles per million people | 64.76 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1630s | 6.53 book titles per million people | 54.66 book titles per million people | 48.13 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1640s | 12.88 book titles per million people | 60.07 book titles per million people | 47.19 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1650s | 5.87 book titles per million people | 61.69 book titles per million people | 55.82 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1660s | 19.97 book titles per million people | 70.75 book titles per million people | 50.78 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1670s | 14.49 book titles per million people | 77.17 book titles per million people | 62.67 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1680s | 23.84 book titles per million people | 76.79 book titles per million people | 52.95 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1690s | 24.6 book titles per million people | 86.67 book titles per million people | 62.07 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1700s | 48.48 book titles per million people | 51.08 book titles per million people | 2.61 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1710s | 66.68 book titles per million people | 45.34 book titles per million people | 21.34 book titles per million people | Ireland |
| 1720s | 93.49 book titles per million people | 51.95 book titles per million people | 41.53 book titles per million people | Ireland |
| 1730s | 73.49 book titles per million people | 61.22 book titles per million people | 12.27 book titles per million people | Ireland |
| 1740s | 68.92 book titles per million people | 73.37 book titles per million people | 4.45 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1750s | 81.9 book titles per million people | 81.18 book titles per million people | 0.7222 book titles per million people | Ireland |
| 1760s | 75.83 book titles per million people | 82.37 book titles per million people | 6.55 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1770s | 64.43 book titles per million people | 90.11 book titles per million people | 25.68 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1780s | 71.33 book titles per million people | 105.58 book titles per million people | 34.25 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1790s | 103.37 book titles per million people | 96.17 book titles per million people | 7.19 book titles per million people | Ireland |
| 1800s | 136.56 book titles per million people | 83.07 book titles per million people | 53.49 book titles per million people | Ireland |
| 1940s | 58.37 book titles per million people | 224.96 book titles per million people | 166.59 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1950s | 68.48 book titles per million people | 173.08 book titles per million people | 104.6 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1960s | 96.57 book titles per million people | 170.72 book titles per million people | 74.15 book titles per million people | Italy |
| 1970s | 188.63 book titles per million people | 169.04 book titles per million people | 19.59 book titles per million people | Ireland |
| 1980s | 317.1 book titles per million people | 247.1 book titles per million people | 70 book titles per million people | Ireland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Ireland or Italy?
- Ireland, at 756.78 book titles per million people against 614.22 book titles per million people in Italy as of 1985.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Ireland and Italy?
- 142.56 book titles per million people, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
- 335 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 1985.
- How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Ireland ranks 24th and Italy ranks 27th of 68 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.