Kenya vs Philippines: Number of new book titles published per million people
Kenya
11.34 book titles per million people
in 1994
Philippines
20.27 book titles per million people
in 1996
Kenya rank
68th
Philippines rank
65th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Kenya
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 20.27 book titles per million people against 11.34 book titles per million people in Kenya, a difference of 8.93 book titles per million people.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.8 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Philippines ahead.
Kenya ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th of 69 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.14 book titles per million people | 19.42 book titles per million people | 5.28 book titles per million people | Philippines |
| 1970s | 13.37 book titles per million people | 43.07 book titles per million people | 29.7 book titles per million people | Philippines |
| 1980s | 24.09 book titles per million people | 12.89 book titles per million people | 11.2 book titles per million people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 12.05 book titles per million people | 15.62 book titles per million people | 3.57 book titles per million people | Philippines |
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 Philippines?
- Philippines, at 20.27 book titles per million people against 11.34 book titles per million people in Kenya as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Kenya and Philippines?
- 8.93 book titles per million people, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Philippines?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 1994.
- How do Kenya and Philippines rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Kenya ranks 68th and Philippines ranks 65th 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.