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

New Zealand
1,047 book titles per million people
in 1984
Spain
1,164 book titles per million people
in 1996
New Zealand rank
15th
Spain rank
13th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • New Zealand
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,164 book titles per million people against 1,047 book titles per million people in New Zealand, a difference of 117 book titles per million people.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1949 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th of 68 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Spain Difference Ahead
1940s 148.05 book titles per million people 130.23 book titles per million people 17.82 book titles per million people New Zealand
1950s 209.34 book titles per million people 156.54 book titles per million people 52.8 book titles per million people New Zealand
1960s 514.85 book titles per million people 482.85 book titles per million people 32 book titles per million people New Zealand
1970s 561.68 book titles per million people 644.49 book titles per million people 82.81 book titles per million people Spain
1980s 909.79 book titles per million people 809.13 book titles per million people 100.66 book titles per million people New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, New Zealand or Spain?
Spain, at 1,164 book titles per million people against 1,047 book titles per million people in New Zealand as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between New Zealand and Spain?
117 book titles per million people, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 1984.
How do New Zealand and Spain rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
New Zealand ranks 15th and Spain ranks 13th 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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About this data

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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.