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

Poland
365.11 book titles per million people
in 1996
Romania
318.15 book titles per million people
in 1996
Poland rank
34th
Romania rank
35th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Poland
  • Romania
0200400600150017481996

How they compare

Poland currently reports 365.11 book titles per million people against 318.15 book titles per million people in Romania, a difference of 46.96 book titles per million people.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Romania ahead.

Poland ranks 34th and Romania ranks 35th of 69 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Romania Difference Ahead
1930s 258.97 book titles per million people 427.63 book titles per million people 168.66 book titles per million people Romania
1950s 233.4 book titles per million people 311.57 book titles per million people 78.17 book titles per million people Romania
1960s 267.12 book titles per million people 341.33 book titles per million people 74.21 book titles per million people Romania
1970s 322.05 book titles per million people 391.21 book titles per million people 69.16 book titles per million people Romania
1980s 273.74 book titles per million people 267.02 book titles per million people 6.71 book titles per million people Poland
1990s 291.17 book titles per million people 199.03 book titles per million people 92.14 book titles per million people Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Poland or Romania?
Poland, at 365.11 book titles per million people against 318.15 book titles per million people in Romania as of 1996.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Poland and Romania?
46.96 book titles per million people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Romania?
38 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 1996.
How do Poland and Romania rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Poland ranks 34th 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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