Ukraine vs USSR: Number of new book titles published per million people
Ukraine
136.49 book titles per million people
in 1990
USSR
124.69 book titles per million people
in 1996
Ukraine rank
49th
USSR rank
52nd
Number of new book titles published per million people over time
- Ukraine
- USSR
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 136.49 book titles per million people against 124.69 book titles per million people in USSR, a difference of 11.8 book titles per million people.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1924 it was USSR ahead.
Ukraine ranks 49th and USSR ranks 52nd of 69 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ukraine | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 208.67 book titles per million people | 219.17 book titles per million people | 10.5 book titles per million people | USSR |
| 1930s | 182.59 book titles per million people | 239.02 book titles per million people | 56.43 book titles per million people | USSR |
| 1940s | 86.12 book titles per million people | 161.26 book titles per million people | 75.14 book titles per million people | USSR |
| 1950s | 123.41 book titles per million people | 269.24 book titles per million people | 145.83 book titles per million people | USSR |
| 1960s | 172.38 book titles per million people | 335.16 book titles per million people | 162.78 book titles per million people | USSR |
| 1970s | 174.46 book titles per million people | 326.12 book titles per million people | 151.66 book titles per million people | USSR |
| 1980s | 166.21 book titles per million people | 296.2 book titles per million people | 129.99 book titles per million people | USSR |
| 1990s | 136.49 book titles per million people | 237.7 book titles per million people | 101.2 book titles per million people | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of new book titles published per million people, Ukraine or USSR?
- Ukraine, at 136.49 book titles per million people against 124.69 book titles per million people in USSR as of 1990.
- What is the difference in number of new book titles published per million people between Ukraine and USSR?
- 11.8 book titles per million people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ukraine and USSR?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 1990.
- How do Ukraine and USSR rank globally for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Ukraine ranks 49th and USSR ranks 52nd 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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Number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.