Which Country Reads the Most?
Tuesday 04 March 2014According to the NOP World Culture Score Index, readers in India are making the rest of us look bad. Here's the complete list:
Hours reading per week per person
- India — 10 hours, 42 minutes
- Thailand — 9:24
- China — 8:00
- Philippines — 7:36
- Egypt — 7:30
- Czech Republic — 7:24
- Russia — 7:06
- Sweden — 6:54
- France — 6:54
- Hungary — 6:48
- Saudi Arabia — 6:48
- Hong Kong — 6:42
- Poland — 6:30
- Venezuela — 6:24
- South Africa — 6:18
- Australia — 6:18
- Indonesia — 6:00
- Argentina — 5:54
- Turkey — 5:54
- Spain — 5:48
- Canada — 5:48
- Germany — 5:42
- USA — 5:42
- Italy — 5:36
- Mexico — 5:30
- U.K. — 5:18
- Brazil — 5:12
- Taiwan — 5:00
- Japan — 4:06
- Korea — 3:06
Sources:
- Mental Floss:
Readers around the world.
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