Malaysia vs Romania: Number of new book titles published per million people

Malaysia
291.38 book titles per million people
in 1996
Romania
318.15 book titles per million people
in 1996
Malaysia rank
38th
Romania rank
35th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Malaysia
  • Romania
0200400600193719661996

How they compare

Romania currently reports 318.15 book titles per million people against 291.38 book titles per million people in Malaysia, a difference of 26.77 book titles per million people.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Romania ahead.

Malaysia ranks 38th and Romania ranks 35th of 69 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Romania Difference Ahead
1950s 20.1 book titles per million people 299.11 book titles per million people 279 book titles per million people Romania
1960s 60.45 book titles per million people 337.16 book titles per million people 276.71 book titles per million people Romania
1970s 106.89 book titles per million people 391.21 book titles per million people 284.32 book titles per million people Romania
1980s 194.8 book titles per million people 267.02 book titles per million people 72.22 book titles per million people Romania
1990s 250.89 book titles per million people 205.43 book titles per million people 45.46 book titles per million people Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Malaysia or Romania?
Romania, at 318.15 book titles per million people against 291.38 book titles per million people in Malaysia as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Malaysia and Romania?
26.77 book titles per million people, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Romania?
30 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 1996.
How do Malaysia and Romania rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Malaysia ranks 38th and Romania ranks 35th 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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