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

Spain
1,164 book titles per million people
in 1996
Switzerland
1,460 book titles per million people
in 2009
Spain rank
13th
Switzerland rank
10th

Number of new book titles published per million people over time

  • Spain
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,460 book titles per million people against 1,164 book titles per million people in Spain, a difference of 296 book titles per million people.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 360 shared years of data; in 1500 it was Switzerland ahead.

Spain ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 69 countries.

Across the 38 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 34.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Switzerland Difference Ahead
1500s 7.51 book titles per million people 40.2 book titles per million people 32.69 book titles per million people Switzerland
1510s 7.4 book titles per million people 52.52 book titles per million people 45.12 book titles per million people Switzerland
1520s 7.67 book titles per million people 125.12 book titles per million people 117.44 book titles per million people Switzerland
1530s 7.6 book titles per million people 176.03 book titles per million people 168.43 book titles per million people Switzerland
1540s 7.49 book titles per million people 185.26 book titles per million people 177.77 book titles per million people Switzerland
1550s 7.38 book titles per million people 255.78 book titles per million people 248.41 book titles per million people Switzerland
1560s 7.39 book titles per million people 229.7 book titles per million people 222.31 book titles per million people Switzerland
1570s 6.59 book titles per million people 174.4 book titles per million people 167.8 book titles per million people Switzerland
1580s 7.27 book titles per million people 134.09 book titles per million people 126.82 book titles per million people Switzerland
1590s 7.05 book titles per million people 84.68 book titles per million people 77.63 book titles per million people Switzerland
1600s 10.14 book titles per million people 65.95 book titles per million people 55.81 book titles per million people Switzerland
1610s 11.52 book titles per million people 67.99 book titles per million people 56.47 book titles per million people Switzerland
1620s 13.91 book titles per million people 52.35 book titles per million people 38.44 book titles per million people Switzerland
1630s 14.02 book titles per million people 32.89 book titles per million people 18.87 book titles per million people Switzerland
1640s 15.3 book titles per million people 23.72 book titles per million people 8.41 book titles per million people Switzerland
1650s 15.88 book titles per million people 25.63 book titles per million people 9.75 book titles per million people Switzerland
1660s 17.2 book titles per million people 38.67 book titles per million people 21.47 book titles per million people Switzerland
1670s 19.11 book titles per million people 37.52 book titles per million people 18.41 book titles per million people Switzerland
1680s 20.17 book titles per million people 42.36 book titles per million people 22.19 book titles per million people Switzerland
1690s 21.86 book titles per million people 24.17 book titles per million people 2.31 book titles per million people Switzerland
1700s 20.89 book titles per million people 14.92 book titles per million people 5.97 book titles per million people Spain
1710s 19.97 book titles per million people 15.65 book titles per million people 4.32 book titles per million people Spain
1720s 21.02 book titles per million people 16.49 book titles per million people 4.53 book titles per million people Spain
1730s 23.45 book titles per million people 20.04 book titles per million people 3.41 book titles per million people Spain
1740s 23.69 book titles per million people 31.89 book titles per million people 8.2 book titles per million people Switzerland
1750s 23.34 book titles per million people 36.94 book titles per million people 13.6 book titles per million people Switzerland
1760s 27.86 book titles per million people 58.23 book titles per million people 30.37 book titles per million people Switzerland
1770s 29.3 book titles per million people 56.17 book titles per million people 26.87 book titles per million people Switzerland
1780s 34.32 book titles per million people 78.78 book titles per million people 44.47 book titles per million people Switzerland
1790s 32.29 book titles per million people 56.66 book titles per million people 24.37 book titles per million people Switzerland
1800s 28.13 book titles per million people 31.91 book titles per million people 3.79 book titles per million people Switzerland
1930s 49.13 book titles per million people 481.48 book titles per million people 432.35 book titles per million people Switzerland
1940s 144.79 book titles per million people 760.85 book titles per million people 616.06 book titles per million people Switzerland
1950s 158.25 book titles per million people 773.65 book titles per million people 615.39 book titles per million people Switzerland
1960s 482.85 book titles per million people 878.45 book titles per million people 395.6 book titles per million people Switzerland
1970s 644.49 book titles per million people 1,124 book titles per million people 479.09 book titles per million people Switzerland
1980s 880.82 book titles per million people 1,284 book titles per million people 403.26 book titles per million people Switzerland
1990s 1,071 book titles per million people 1,487 book titles per million people 416.32 book titles per million people Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Spain or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 1,460 book titles per million people against 1,164 book titles per million people in Spain as of 2009.
What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Spain and Switzerland?
296 book titles per million people, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
360 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 1996.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
Spain ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.