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New book titles published per million people
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2009; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
727.9book titles per million people
Median: 365.1book titles per million people
Countries Covered
69
with available data
Highest
Iceland
5,676.6book titles per million people
Lowest
Peru
6.0book titles per million people
Top 5 Countries
1Iceland5,676.6book titles per million people
2Norway3,276.8book titles per million people
3Netherlands2,628.9book titles per million people
4Finland2,559.2book titles per million people
5Sweden2,504.4book titles per million people
By Region
Europe1,415.8book titles per million people(28 countries)
Oceania828.0book titles per million people(2 countries)
North America327.0book titles per million people(3 countries)
Other321.4book titles per million people(14 countries)
Asia220.1book titles per million people(12 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (6.0book titles per million people)High (5,676.6book titles per million people)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 727.9book titles per million people)
Europe (28)
Oceania (2)
North America (3)
Other (14)
Asia (12)
South America (4)
Africa (6)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2009; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iceland | 5,676.6book titles per million people |
| 2 | Norway | 3,276.8book titles per million people |
| 3 | Netherlands | 2,628.9book titles per million people |
| 4 | Finland | 2,559.2book titles per million people |
| 5 | Sweden | 2,504.4book titles per million people |
| 6 | Denmark | 2,405.4book titles per million people |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 2,114.9book titles per million people |
| 8 | Estonia | 1,840.6book titles per million people |
| 9 | Slovenia | 1,714.1book titles per million people |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1,460.4book titles per million people |
| 11 | Belgium | 1,321.7book titles per million people |
| 12 | Cyprus | 1,259.1book titles per million people |
| 13 | Spain | 1,164.0book titles per million people |
| 14 | Malta | 1,071.9book titles per million people |
| 15 | New Zealand | 1,046.7book titles per million people |
| 16 | Lithuania | 993.6book titles per million people |
| 17 | Austria | 985.5book titles per million people |
| 18 | Russian Federation | 898.5book titles per million people |
| 19 | Hungary | 894.8book titles per million people |
| 20 | Germany | 873.3book titles per million people |
| 21 | France | 819.0book titles per million people |
| 22 | Latvia | 798.7book titles per million people |
| 23 | Portugal | 779.0book titles per million people |
| 24 | Ireland | 756.8book titles per million people |
| 25 | South Korea | 670.5book titles per million people |
| 26 | Canada | 662.8book titles per million people |
| 27 | Italy | 614.2book titles per million people |
| 28 | Australia | 609.4book titles per million people |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 593.1book titles per million people |
| 30 | Israel | 479.0book titles per million people |
| 31 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 452.5book titles per million people |
| 32 | Japan | 447.5book titles per million people |
| 33 | Greece | 403.2book titles per million people |
| 34 | Croatia | 384.9book titles per million people |
| 35 | Poland | 365.1book titles per million people |
| 36 | Romania | 318.2book titles per million people |
| 37 | Georgia | 305.7book titles per million people |
| 38 | Moldova, Republic of | 292.0book titles per million people |
| 39 | Malaysia | 291.4book titles per million people |
| 40 | Belarus | 276.8book titles per million people |
| 41 | Argentina | 276.0book titles per million people |
| 42 | United States of America | 252.8book titles per million people |
| 43 | Armenia | 241.9book titles per million people |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 208.8book titles per million people |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 207.5book titles per million people |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 189.1book titles per million people |
| 47 | Chile | 173.8book titles per million people |
| 48 | Tajikistan | 149.3book titles per million people |
| 49 | Thailand | 136.7book titles per million people |
| 50 | Ukraine | 136.5book titles per million people |
| 51 | United Arab Emirates | 134.1book titles per million people |
| 52 | South Africa | 128.3book titles per million people |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 122.5book titles per million people |
| 54 | Jordan | 117.1book titles per million people |
| 55 | Brazil | 113.7book titles per million people |
| 56 | Azerbaijan | 110.6book titles per million people |
| 57 | Türkiye | 103.9book titles per million people |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 101.3book titles per million people |
| 59 | Tunisia | 79.0book titles per million people |
| 60 | Mexico | 65.5book titles per million people |
| 61 | Morocco | 32.7book titles per million people |
| 62 | Egypt | 29.6book titles per million people |
| 63 | Algeria | 23.4book titles per million people |
| 64 | Indonesia | 20.4book titles per million people |
| 65 | Philippines | 20.3book titles per million people |
| 66 | India | 12.7book titles per million people |
| 67 | Nigeria | 12.0book titles per million people |
| 68 | Kenya | 11.3book titles per million people |
| 69 | Peru | 6.0book titles per million people |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2009).
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