Which country has the highest Books Read Annually?

United States has the highest Books Read Annually in 2024, at 17, followed by India (16) and United Kingdom (15).

Which country has the lowest Books Read Annually?

Afghanistan has the lowest Books Read Annually in 2024, at 2.56.

What is the median Books Read Annually across countries?

The median is 5.04 across the 98 countries with data in 2024.

Where does this average books read per year by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Ranked: Countries That Reads The Most Books, 2024 - CEO World Magazine; Which Country Reads The Most? Average Books Read Per Year By Country - Content Blvd; Average number of books read per year by country - Lectupedia.

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Average Books Read Per Year by Country

Name: Average Books Read Per Year by Country
Creator: Rankodex

United States has the highest Books Read Annually in 2024 (17), followed by India (16) and United Kingdom (15). Afghanistan has the lowest (2.56).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

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Median

5.04

Middle half 3.57 – 6.24

Average

5.43

98 countries

Highest

United States

Lowest

2.56

Afghanistan

Data

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98 countries · # = rank by Books Read Annually

#
1	United States	17	357
2	India	16	352
3	United Kingdom	15	343
4	France	14	305
5	Italy	13	278
6	Russia	11	223
7	Australia	10	217
8	Spain	9	187
9	Netherlands	8	187
10	Switzerland	6.9	157
11	Taiwan	6.83	157
12	Belgium	6.76	155
13	Singapore	6.72	155
14	Hong Kong	6.66	155
15	South Africa	6.62	154
16	China	6.61	154
17	Norway	6.48	153
18	Israel	6.42	149
18	Austria	6.42	153
20	Thailand	6.37	149
21	Iran	6.36	149
22	Colombia	6.32	147
23	Chile	6.28	144
23	Romania	6.28	147
25	Germany	6.25	141
26	Japan	6.2	135
27	Czechia	6.07	133
28	Finland	6.06	131
29	Turkey	6.05	130
30	Indonesia	5.91	129
31	Mexico	5.83	127
32	South Korea	5.69	125
33	Brazil	5.61	125
34	Philippines	5.59	123
35	Vietnam	5.54	123
36	Malaysia	5.49	122
37	Denmark	5.48	121
38	Egypt	5.41	121
39	Peru	5.35	120
39	Portugal	5.35	120
41	New Zealand	5.32	119
42	Greece	5.31	117
43	Ukraine	5.29	117
43	Hungary	5.29	117
45	Slovakia	5.26	116
46	Cuba	5.18	115
47	Dominican Republic	5.13	115
48	Ecuador	5.11	113
49	Puerto Rico	5.1	113
50	Kenya	4.97	108
51	Bulgaria	4.96	106
52	Luxembourg	4.94	106
53	Venezuela	4.91	104
54	Argentina	4.88	103
55	Costa Rica	4.83	102
56	Panama	4.8	101
57	Lithuania	4.76	101
58	Slovenia	4.72	100
59	Estonia	4.66	98
59	Macau	4.66	98
61	Iceland	4.51	97
62	Georgia	4.3	96
63	Armenia	4.29	94
64	Malta	4.17	94
65	North Macedonia	4.11	94
66	Mauritius	4.02	89
67	Tajikistan	4.01	89
68	Namibia	4	88
69	Kyrgyzstan	3.96	87
70	Nicaragua	3.93	86
71	Niger	3.77	86
72	Moldova	3.62	85
73	Jamaica	3.58	80
74	Syria	3.57	80
75	Cambodia	3.52	78
76	Zimbabwe	3.49	78
77	Lebanon	3.46	77
78	Bahrain	3.44	77
79	Jordan	3.43	76
80	Sri Lanka	3.29	76
81	Myanmar	3.28	74
82	Azerbaijan	3.25	74
83	Angola	3.18	69
83	Turkmenistan	3.18	74
85	Oman	3.13	69
86	Kuwait	3.08	69
87	Ethiopia	3.06	69
88	Morocco	2.97	67
89	Qatar	2.93	67
90	Algeria	2.83	65
91	Iraq	2.77	64
91	Kazakhstan	2.77	65
93	Bangladesh	2.75	62
94	United Arab Emirates	2.71	60
95	Saudi Arabia	2.69	60
96	Pakistan	2.6	60
97	Brunei	2.59	60
98	Afghanistan	2.56	58

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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Books Read Annually?: United States has the highest Books Read Annually in 2024, at 17, followed by India (16) and United Kingdom (15).
Which country has the lowest Books Read Annually?: Afghanistan has the lowest Books Read Annually in 2024, at 2.56.
What is the median Books Read Annually across countries?: The median is 5.04 across the 98 countries with data in 2024.
Where does this average books read per year by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Ranked: Countries That Reads The Most Books, 2024 - CEO World Magazine; Which Country Reads The Most? Average Books Read Per Year By Country - Content Blvd; Average number of books read per year by country - Lectupedia.

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