Reading is an infinite technology. His ability to open the mind, expand the panorama and accompany the development of a person has been, and will continue to be, spectacular. In fact, there are countless social, cultural, neurological and mental benefits that this precious practice entails.
Considering the above, it is interesting to try to answer the question: What are the most reading countries in the world? But despite the relevance of this question, the answer is not entirely easy because, strangely, there is no body or institution dedicated to developing a ranking in this regard on a regular basis and covering all countries.
That is why we appeal to the widely cited list of the market research agency NOP World, based in the United Kingdom and which has been taken up by dozens of authors who want to answer this question. By the way, it is not surprising that we have to refer to a «private» source, instead of a list of an international public organization.
The list was defined according to the number of hours that the average inhabitant of a country dedicates to reading (regardless of whether it is for work, academic or recreational reasons). The first place is occupied by Indiasince its inhabitants dedicate, on average, 10:42 hours per week to reading; followed by three other Asian countries: Thailand, China and the Philippines (by the way, among these are the two largest economies in the world); and in fifth position appears, to the surprise of many, Egypt.
The places from 6 to 10 are dominated by Europe (Czech Republic, Russia, Sweden tied with France, and then Hungary, the latter tied with Saudi Arabia.) As far as Latin America is concerned, the best ranked country is Venezuela, at site 13, followed by Argentina at 17 and Mexico at 24 (averaging around half the hours that indigenous people spend).
List of the 15 countries that read the most in the world:
1. India 10.4 hours
2. Thailand 9.2
3.Chinese 8
4. Philippines 7.4
5. Egypt 7.5
6. Czech Republic 7.4
7. Russia 7.1
8. Sweden 6.9
9. France. 6.9
10. Hungary 6.8
11. Saudi Arabia 6.8
12.Hong Kong 6:7
13. Poland 6:5
14. Venezuela 6.4
15. South Africa 6.3
Complete map of the countries that read the most and least in the world:
*Update: These are the countries that to date have achieved a degree of 100% literacy, according to UNICEF:
1.Andorra
2. Finland
3. Vatican
4.Liechtenstein
5. Luxembourg
6. Norway
7. Democratic Republic of Korea
8.Latvia
9. Estonian
10. Lithuania
11. Azerbaijan
12. Poland
13. Cuba
14. Tajikistan
15. Georgia
16.Armenian
17. Ukraine
18. Kazakhstan
19. Slovenia
20. Barbados
21. Russia
22. Turkmenistan
23. Belarus
24. Slovakia
25.Palau
26. Uzbekistan
On the other hand, a study carried out by two universities measured the number of books per person in each home with the following results:
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