Latvia vs Portugal: Number of new book titles published per million people

Latvia
798.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
Portugal
779.02 book titles per million people
in 1996
Latvia rank
22nd
Portugal rank
23rd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Latvia
  • Portugal
2505007501.0k1.2k193719661996

How they compare

Latvia currently reports 798.69 book titles per million people against 779.02 book titles per million people in Portugal, a difference of 19.67 book titles per million people.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1947 it was Latvia ahead.

Latvia ranks 22nd and Portugal ranks 23rd of 68 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 5 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latvia Portugal Difference Ahead
1940s 576.92 book titles per million people 225.31 book titles per million people 351.62 book titles per million people Latvia
1950s 699.39 book titles per million people 536.37 book titles per million people 163.02 book titles per million people Latvia
1960s 960.99 book titles per million people 620.75 book titles per million people 340.24 book titles per million people Latvia
1970s 946.54 book titles per million people 647.82 book titles per million people 298.72 book titles per million people Latvia
1980s 870.78 book titles per million people 843.03 book titles per million people 27.75 book titles per million people Latvia
1990s 629.91 book titles per million people 662.28 book titles per million people 32.37 book titles per million people Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Latvia or Portugal?
Latvia, at 798.69 book titles per million people against 779.02 book titles per million people in Portugal as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Latvia and Portugal?
19.67 book titles per million people, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Portugal?
46 years are reported by both, from 1947 to 1996.
How do Latvia and Portugal rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Latvia ranks 22nd 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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About this data

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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.