Malaysia vs United States: Number of new book titles published per million people
Malaysia
291.38 book titles per million people
in 1996
United States
252.81 book titles per million people
in 1996
Malaysia rank
38th
United States rank
41st
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Malaysia
- United States
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 291.38 book titles per million people against 252.81 book titles per million people in United States, a difference of 38.57 book titles per million people.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1955 it was United States ahead.
Malaysia ranks 38th and United States ranks 41st of 68 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 1 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.1 book titles per million people | 75.87 book titles per million people | 55.76 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1960s | 65.11 book titles per million people | 226.01 book titles per million people | 160.9 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1970s | 101.62 book titles per million people | 388.44 book titles per million people | 286.82 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1980s | 157.65 book titles per million people | 294.24 book titles per million people | 136.59 book titles per million people | United States |
| 1990s | 250.89 book titles per million people | 208.4 book titles per million people | 42.48 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 United States?
- Malaysia, at 291.38 book titles per million people against 252.81 book titles per million people in United States as of 1996.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Malaysia and United States?
- 38.57 book titles per million people, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 1996.
- How do Malaysia and United States rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Malaysia ranks 38th and United States ranks 41st 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.