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