Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan
Jordan: Number of new book titles published per million people was 117.11 book titles per million people in 1996. ▲ Rising
Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan, 1963–1996
Source: Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in book titles per million people.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 117.11 book titles per million people for number of new book titles published per million people in 1996.
That represents a change of up 5.8% on the previous year and down 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan peaked at 231.84 book titles per million people in 1975 and was at its lowest, 24.38 book titles per million people, in 1966.
Jordan ranks 53rd of 68 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 117.04 book titles per million people | 24.38 book titles per million people | 166.23 book titles per million people | 5 |
| 1970s | 109.12 book titles per million people | 46.91 book titles per million people | 231.84 book titles per million people | 7 |
| 1990s | 148.03 book titles per million people | 110.67 book titles per million people | 204.27 book titles per million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 50 United Arab Emirates 134.15 book titles per million people compare
- 51 South Africa 128.3 book titles per million people compare
- 52 Kazakhstan 122.5 book titles per million people compare
- 54 Brazil 113.69 book titles per million people compare
- 55 Azerbaijan 110.57 book titles per million people compare
- 56 Turkey 103.88 book titles per million people compare
More reference data data for Jordan
- Spring temperature anomalies -1.5 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.2005 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.5 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3276 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.7824 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 140.45 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan?
- Number of new book titles published per million people in Jordan was 117.11 book titles per million people in 1996, according to Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 231.84 book titles per million people in 1975.
- What is the lowest number of new book titles published per million people recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.38 book titles per million people in 1966.
- How does Jordan rank for number of new book titles published per million people?
- Jordan ranks 53rd out of 68 countries with data for 1996.
- Is number of new book titles published per million people rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan data come from?
- The figures come from Jonathan Fink-Jensen, IISH Data Collection (2015) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of new book titles published per million people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of new book titles published per year, per million inhabitants.