Jordan vs USSR: Number of new book titles published per million people

Jordan
117.11 book titles per million people
in 1996
USSR
124.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
Jordan rank
54th
USSR rank
52nd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Jordan
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 124.69 book titles per million people against 117.11 book titles per million people in Jordan, a difference of 7.58 book titles per million people.

That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Jordan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1963 it was USSR ahead.

Jordan ranks 54th and USSR ranks 52nd of 69 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jordan USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 117.04 book titles per million people 322.17 book titles per million people 205.13 book titles per million people USSR
1970s 109.12 book titles per million people 328.91 book titles per million people 219.79 book titles per million people USSR
1990s 148.03 book titles per million people 111.21 book titles per million people 36.82 book titles per million people Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Jordan or USSR?
USSR, at 124.69 book titles per million people against 117.11 book titles per million people in Jordan as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Jordan and USSR?
7.58 book titles per million people, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and USSR?
17 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1996.
How do Jordan and USSR rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Jordan ranks 54th and USSR ranks 52nd 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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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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.