Netherlands vs Norway: Number of new book titles published per million people

Netherlands
2,629 book titles per million people
in 2009
Norway
3,277 book titles per million people
in 2009
Netherlands rank
3rd
Norway rank
2nd

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Netherlands
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 3,277 book titles per million people against 2,629 book titles per million people in Netherlands, a difference of 648 book titles per million people.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Netherlands's.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 209 shared years of data; in 1801 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd of 69 countries.

Across the 21 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 16 and Norway in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Norway Difference Ahead
1800s 633.34 book titles per million people 50.79 book titles per million people 582.54 book titles per million people Netherlands
1810s 508.52 book titles per million people 76.84 book titles per million people 431.68 book titles per million people Netherlands
1820s 501.07 book titles per million people 83.77 book titles per million people 417.3 book titles per million people Netherlands
1830s 557.24 book titles per million people 120.81 book titles per million people 436.43 book titles per million people Netherlands
1840s 579.11 book titles per million people 149.26 book titles per million people 429.84 book titles per million people Netherlands
1850s 679.54 book titles per million people 180.66 book titles per million people 498.87 book titles per million people Netherlands
1860s 682.89 book titles per million people 212.38 book titles per million people 470.52 book titles per million people Netherlands
1870s 643.41 book titles per million people 281.44 book titles per million people 361.97 book titles per million people Netherlands
1880s 592.56 book titles per million people 425.81 book titles per million people 166.75 book titles per million people Netherlands
1890s 615.48 book titles per million people 466.27 book titles per million people 149.21 book titles per million people Netherlands
1900s 710.06 book titles per million people 481.78 book titles per million people 228.28 book titles per million people Netherlands
1910s 737.08 book titles per million people 507.96 book titles per million people 229.12 book titles per million people Netherlands
1920s 725.47 book titles per million people 564.59 book titles per million people 160.88 book titles per million people Netherlands
1930s 826.1 book titles per million people 645.81 book titles per million people 180.29 book titles per million people Netherlands
1940s 691.38 book titles per million people 736.25 book titles per million people 44.87 book titles per million people Norway
1950s 871.6 book titles per million people 863.7 book titles per million people 7.9 book titles per million people Netherlands
1960s 1,079 book titles per million people 1,151 book titles per million people 71.84 book titles per million people Norway
1970s 1,752 book titles per million people 1,871 book titles per million people 119.41 book titles per million people Norway
1980s 2,697 book titles per million people 2,250 book titles per million people 446.91 book titles per million people Netherlands
1990s 3,219 book titles per million people 4,583 book titles per million people 1,364 book titles per million people Norway
2000s 2,811 book titles per million people 3,712 book titles per million people 900.65 book titles per million people Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Netherlands or Norway?
Norway, at 3,277 book titles per million people against 2,629 book titles per million people in Netherlands as of 2009.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Netherlands and Norway?
648 book titles per million people, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Norway?
209 years are reported by both, from 1801 to 2009.
How do Netherlands and Norway rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Netherlands ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 2nd 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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