Israel vs Italy: Number of new book titles published per million people

Israel
479.01 book titles per million people
in 1992
Italy
614.22 book titles per million people
in 1996
Israel rank
30th
Italy rank
27th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Israel
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 614.22 book titles per million people against 479.01 book titles per million people in Israel, a difference of 135.21 book titles per million people.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.

Israel ranks 30th and Italy ranks 27th of 68 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Italy Difference Ahead
1950s 644.21 book titles per million people 154.89 book titles per million people 489.32 book titles per million people Israel
1960s 687.81 book titles per million people 172.5 book titles per million people 515.31 book titles per million people Israel
1970s 641.6 book titles per million people 166.38 book titles per million people 475.22 book titles per million people Israel
1980s 549.85 book titles per million people 238.47 book titles per million people 311.37 book titles per million people Israel
1990s 479.01 book titles per million people 516.37 book titles per million people 37.36 book titles per million people Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Israel or Italy?
Italy, at 614.22 book titles per million people against 479.01 book titles per million people in Israel as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Israel and Italy?
135.21 book titles per million people, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Italy?
23 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1992.
How do Israel and Italy rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Israel ranks 30th 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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About this data

Indicator
Number of new book titles published per million people
Unit
book titles per million people
Source
Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
69 places, 8,270 data points, 1500–2009
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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.