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

Malta
1,072 book titles per million people
in 1995
Spain
1,164 book titles per million people
in 1996
Malta rank
14th
Spain rank
13th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Malta
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,164 book titles per million people against 1,072 book titles per million people in Malta, a difference of 92 book titles per million people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Spain ahead.

Malta ranks 14th and Spain ranks 13th of 69 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 193.38 book titles per million people 578.48 book titles per million people 385.11 book titles per million people Spain
1970s 372.18 book titles per million people 644.49 book titles per million people 272.31 book titles per million people Spain
1980s 845.05 book titles per million people 880.82 book titles per million people 35.76 book titles per million people Spain
1990s 1,140 book titles per million people 1,057 book titles per million people 83.34 book titles per million people Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Malta or Spain?
Spain, at 1,164 book titles per million people against 1,072 book titles per million people in Malta as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Malta and Spain?
92 book titles per million people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Spain?
28 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1995.
How do Malta and Spain rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Malta ranks 14th 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.