Kenya vs Nigeria: Number of new book titles published per million people
Kenya
11.34 book titles per million people
in 1994
Nigeria
12 book titles per million people
in 1995
Kenya rank
68th
Nigeria rank
67th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Kenya
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 12 book titles per million people against 11.34 book titles per million people in Kenya, a difference of 0.66 book titles per million people.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 69 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.56 book titles per million people | 15.14 book titles per million people | 0.5768 book titles per million people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 11.44 book titles per million people | 21.6 book titles per million people | 10.16 book titles per million people | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 19.79 book titles per million people | 22.51 book titles per million people | 2.72 book titles per million people | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.05 book titles per million people | 13.4 book titles per million people | 1.35 book titles per million people | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Kenya or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 12 book titles per million people against 11.34 book titles per million people in Kenya as of 1995.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Kenya and Nigeria?
- 0.66 book titles per million people, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nigeria?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1994.
- How do Kenya and Nigeria rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Kenya ranks 68th and Nigeria ranks 67th 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.