Lithuania vs Russia: Number of new book titles published per million people

Lithuania
993.64 book titles per million people
in 1996
Russia
898.49 book titles per million people
in 2009
Lithuania rank
16th
Russia rank
18th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Lithuania
  • Russia
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 993.64 book titles per million people against 898.49 book titles per million people in Russia, a difference of 95.15 book titles per million people.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Russia ahead.

Lithuania ranks 16th and Russia ranks 18th of 69 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 5 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Russia Difference Ahead
1940s 160.13 book titles per million people 198.07 book titles per million people 37.94 book titles per million people Russia
1950s 607.67 book titles per million people 313.95 book titles per million people 293.73 book titles per million people Lithuania
1960s 713.33 book titles per million people 388.21 book titles per million people 325.13 book titles per million people Lithuania
1970s 539.71 book titles per million people 392 book titles per million people 147.72 book titles per million people Lithuania
1980s 710.28 book titles per million people 348.17 book titles per million people 362.11 book titles per million people Lithuania
1990s 792.25 book titles per million people 223.67 book titles per million people 568.59 book titles per million people Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Lithuania or Russia?
Lithuania, at 993.64 book titles per million people against 898.49 book titles per million people in Russia as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Lithuania and Russia?
95.15 book titles per million people, with Lithuania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Russia?
56 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
How do Lithuania and Russia rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Lithuania ranks 16th and Russia ranks 18th 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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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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.