Sweden vs United Kingdom: Number of new book titles published per million people
Sweden
2,504 book titles per million people
in 2009
United Kingdom
2,115 book titles per million people
in 2009
Sweden rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
7th
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2,504 book titles per million people against 2,115 book titles per million people in United Kingdom, a difference of 389 book titles per million people.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 509 shared years of data; in 1500 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th of 68 countries.
Across the 51 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 23 and United Kingdom in 28.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1500s | 0 book titles per million people | 9.11 book titles per million people | 9.11 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1510s | 0.3425 book titles per million people | 11.97 book titles per million people | 11.63 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1520s | 2.5 book titles per million people | 16.02 book titles per million people | 13.52 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1530s | 1.79 book titles per million people | 19.78 book titles per million people | 17.99 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1540s | 2.82 book titles per million people | 27.08 book titles per million people | 24.25 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1550s | 2.43 book titles per million people | 27.19 book titles per million people | 24.76 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1560s | 1.93 book titles per million people | 28.81 book titles per million people | 26.88 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1570s | 2.15 book titles per million people | 38.83 book titles per million people | 36.68 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1580s | 1.11 book titles per million people | 46.18 book titles per million people | 45.07 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1590s | 1.07 book titles per million people | 48.7 book titles per million people | 47.63 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1600s | 17.5 book titles per million people | 59.71 book titles per million people | 42.21 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1610s | 36.21 book titles per million people | 64.45 book titles per million people | 28.24 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1620s | 57.83 book titles per million people | 71.17 book titles per million people | 13.34 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1630s | 71.67 book titles per million people | 74.05 book titles per million people | 2.38 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1640s | 90.93 book titles per million people | 242.97 book titles per million people | 152.04 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1650s | 68 book titles per million people | 174.22 book titles per million people | 106.22 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1660s | 71.17 book titles per million people | 176.81 book titles per million people | 105.64 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1670s | 80.76 book titles per million people | 236.11 book titles per million people | 155.35 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1680s | 76.06 book titles per million people | 330.89 book titles per million people | 254.83 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1690s | 82.26 book titles per million people | 300.81 book titles per million people | 218.55 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1700s | 93.68 book titles per million people | 256.03 book titles per million people | 162.35 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1710s | 68.55 book titles per million people | 244.34 book titles per million people | 175.79 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1720s | 77.32 book titles per million people | 170.93 book titles per million people | 93.61 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1730s | 89.71 book titles per million people | 174.34 book titles per million people | 84.63 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1740s | 155.44 book titles per million people | 171.13 book titles per million people | 15.69 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1750s | 157.99 book titles per million people | 175.7 book titles per million people | 17.72 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1760s | 238.02 book titles per million people | 187.85 book titles per million people | 50.17 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1770s | 268.06 book titles per million people | 178.92 book titles per million people | 89.14 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1780s | 191.72 book titles per million people | 198.49 book titles per million people | 6.78 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1790s | 220.4 book titles per million people | 246.38 book titles per million people | 25.98 book titles per million people | United Kingdom |
| 1800s | 333.68 book titles per million people | 102.41 book titles per million people | 231.27 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1810s | 434.88 book titles per million people | 82.24 book titles per million people | 352.64 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1820s | 379.33 book titles per million people | 70.6 book titles per million people | 308.73 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1830s | 252.89 book titles per million people | 81.6 book titles per million people | 171.29 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1840s | 210.21 book titles per million people | 87.01 book titles per million people | 123.2 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1850s | 223.54 book titles per million people | 107.25 book titles per million people | 116.28 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1860s | 270.41 book titles per million people | 96.11 book titles per million people | 174.3 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1870s | 360.83 book titles per million people | 99.37 book titles per million people | 261.46 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1880s | 395.8 book titles per million people | 118.36 book titles per million people | 277.45 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1890s | 512.4 book titles per million people | 139.74 book titles per million people | 372.67 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1900s | 748.27 book titles per million people | 164.08 book titles per million people | 584.19 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1910s | 935.62 book titles per million people | 159.35 book titles per million people | 776.27 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1920s | 858.55 book titles per million people | 208.72 book titles per million people | 649.83 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1930s | 898.2 book titles per million people | 239.54 book titles per million people | 658.66 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1940s | 958.66 book titles per million people | 213.84 book titles per million people | 744.82 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1950s | 902.65 book titles per million people | 270.38 book titles per million people | 632.26 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1,046 book titles per million people | 508.7 book titles per million people | 537.45 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1,799 book titles per million people | 1,060 book titles per million people | 739.95 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2,381 book titles per million people | 862.76 book titles per million people | 1,518 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2,580 book titles per million people | 1,296 book titles per million people | 1,284 book titles per million people | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2,660 book titles per million people | 1,770 book titles per million people | 890.31 book titles per million people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 2,504 book titles per million people against 2,115 book titles per million people in United Kingdom as of 2009.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 389 book titles per million people, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 509 years are reported by both, from 1500 to 2009.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Sweden ranks 5th and United Kingdom ranks 7th 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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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.