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
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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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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.