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

Kazakhstan
122.5 book titles per million people
in 1990
USSR
124.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
Kazakhstan rank
53rd
USSR rank
52nd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Kazakhstan
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 124.69 book titles per million people against 122.5 book titles per million people in Kazakhstan, a difference of 2.19 book titles per million people.

Across all 67 years both countries report, USSR has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 53rd and USSR ranks 52nd of 69 countries.

USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan USSR Difference Ahead
1920s 50.19 book titles per million people 219.17 book titles per million people 168.98 book titles per million people USSR
1930s 82 book titles per million people 239.02 book titles per million people 157.02 book titles per million people USSR
1940s 61.82 book titles per million people 161.26 book titles per million people 99.44 book titles per million people USSR
1950s 141.66 book titles per million people 269.24 book titles per million people 127.57 book titles per million people USSR
1960s 141.84 book titles per million people 335.16 book titles per million people 193.32 book titles per million people USSR
1970s 144.54 book titles per million people 326.12 book titles per million people 181.58 book titles per million people USSR
1980s 148.07 book titles per million people 296.2 book titles per million people 148.13 book titles per million people USSR
1990s 122.5 book titles per million people 237.7 book titles per million people 115.19 book titles per million people USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Kazakhstan or USSR?
USSR, at 124.69 book titles per million people against 122.5 book titles per million people in Kazakhstan as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Kazakhstan and USSR?
2.19 book titles per million people, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and USSR?
67 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 1990.
How do Kazakhstan and USSR rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Kazakhstan ranks 53rd 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.