Spain’s capital, Madrid, placed fifth overall with a bookish score of 7.90/10. Despite a lower, but still above a median score of 6.84/10 for its libraries; it is due to its bookshops (8.95/10) that it achieved its final score.

TheKnowledgeAcademy.com can also reveal that the world’s best capital city for booklovers is Berlin, Germany, with an overall score of 9.21/10. With its perfect bookshop score (10/10) and high library score (8.42/10, it's guaranteed to make book-obsessed German readers proud.

Securing second place is Tokyo, Japan with an impressive bookish score of 8.69/10 overall. Famously known as the birthplace of manga, Tokyo claimed third best for its libraries (8.95/10) and fourth for its bookshops (8.42/10).

Following close in third is Buenos Aires, Argentina which scored a stellar 8.68/10. The Argentine capital earned its highest score from its bookshops (9.47/10), whilst claiming a score of 7.89/10 for its libraries. 

Also in joint third is Rome, Italy (8.68/10). Rome’s scores peaked at 9.47/10 for its libraries – second in the category, and achieved a notable score of 7.89/10 for its bookshops.

TheKnowledgeAcademy.com can reveal that the world’s worst capital city for booklovers is Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It scored zero in both library and bookshop categories in the study, with just 0.40 libraries and 0.46 bookshops per capita* respectively. Jakarta, Indonesia follows as the second worst capital for booklovers according to the study, as it tallied an overall bookish score of just 0.53/10.