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

Italy
614.22 book titles per million people
in 1996
South Korea
670.52 book titles per million people
in 1996
Italy rank
27th
South Korea rank
25th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Italy
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 670.52 book titles per million people against 614.22 book titles per million people in Italy, a difference of 56.3 book titles per million people.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 25th of 68 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy South Korea Difference Ahead
1950s 144.33 book titles per million people 58.93 book titles per million people 85.4 book titles per million people Italy
1960s 173.31 book titles per million people 95.87 book titles per million people 77.43 book titles per million people Italy
1970s 173.13 book titles per million people 322.86 book titles per million people 149.73 book titles per million people South Korea
1980s 278.24 book titles per million people 865.07 book titles per million people 586.84 book titles per million people South Korea
1990s 537.52 book titles per million people 737.11 book titles per million people 199.59 book titles per million people South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Italy or South Korea?
South Korea, at 670.52 book titles per million people against 614.22 book titles per million people in Italy as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Italy and South Korea?
56.3 book titles per million people, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 1996.
How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Italy ranks 27th and South Korea ranks 25th 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.