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

Lithuania
993.64 book titles per million people
in 1996
Spain
1,164 book titles per million people
in 1996
Lithuania rank
16th
Spain rank
13th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Lithuania
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,164 book titles per million people against 993.64 book titles per million people in Lithuania, a difference of 170.36 book titles per million people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 16th and Spain ranks 13th of 69 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Spain Difference Ahead
1940s 163.86 book titles per million people 144.79 book titles per million people 19.07 book titles per million people Lithuania
1950s 597.79 book titles per million people 158.25 book titles per million people 439.53 book titles per million people Lithuania
1960s 713.33 book titles per million people 482.85 book titles per million people 230.48 book titles per million people Lithuania
1970s 539.71 book titles per million people 644.49 book titles per million people 104.78 book titles per million people Spain
1980s 710.28 book titles per million people 880.82 book titles per million people 170.54 book titles per million people Spain
1990s 792.25 book titles per million people 1,084 book titles per million people 291.94 book titles per million people Spain

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 Spain?
Spain, at 1,164 book titles per million people against 993.64 book titles per million people in Lithuania as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Lithuania and Spain?
170.36 book titles per million people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 1996.
How do Lithuania and Spain rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Lithuania ranks 16th and Spain ranks 13th 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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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.