South Korea vs Portugal: Number of new book titles published per million people
South Korea
670.52 book titles per million people
in 1996
Portugal
779.02 book titles per million people
in 1996
South Korea rank
25th
Portugal rank
23rd
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- South Korea
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 779.02 book titles per million people against 670.52 book titles per million people in South Korea, a difference of 108.5 book titles per million people.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Portugal ahead.
South Korea ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 68 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.93 book titles per million people | 623.26 book titles per million people | 564.34 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1960s | 94.87 book titles per million people | 621.12 book titles per million people | 526.25 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1970s | 322.86 book titles per million people | 633.73 book titles per million people | 310.87 book titles per million people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 847.94 book titles per million people | 843.03 book titles per million people | 4.91 book titles per million people | South Korea |
| 1990s | 727.44 book titles per million people | 662.28 book titles per million people | 65.16 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, South Korea or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 779.02 book titles per million people against 670.52 book titles per million people in South Korea as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between South Korea and Portugal?
- 108.5 book titles per million people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Portugal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 1996.
- How do South Korea and Portugal rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- South Korea ranks 25th and Portugal ranks 23rd 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.