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

Israel
479.01 book titles per million people
in 1992
Japan
447.46 book titles per million people
in 1996
Israel rank
30th
Japan rank
31st

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Israel
  • Japan
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How they compare

Israel currently reports 479.01 book titles per million people against 447.46 book titles per million people in Japan, a difference of 31.55 book titles per million people.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.

Israel ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st of 68 countries.

Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Israel Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 644.21 book titles per million people 224.21 book titles per million people 420 book titles per million people Israel
1960s 653.77 book titles per million people 268.06 book titles per million people 385.7 book titles per million people Israel
1970s 641.6 book titles per million people 319.89 book titles per million people 321.72 book titles per million people Israel
1980s 549.85 book titles per million people 372.06 book titles per million people 177.79 book titles per million people Israel
1990s 479.01 book titles per million people 285.5 book titles per million people 193.51 book titles per million people Israel

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 Japan?
Israel, at 479.01 book titles per million people against 447.46 book titles per million people in Japan as of 1992.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Israel and Japan?
31.55 book titles per million people, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 1992.
How do Israel and Japan rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Israel ranks 30th and Japan ranks 31st 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.