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How long does it take to read The Rise and Fall of Nations?

Ruchir Sharma

The Rise and Fall of Nations by Ruchir Sharma takes about 8 hours 33 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.

About 8 hours 33 minutes

A week or two of reading

First published 2016. 466 pages, about 128,150 words.

18 days at 30 minutes a day

Estimate based on 275 words per page.

At other speeds

Slow, 150 words a minute 14 hours 14 minutes
Average, 250 words a minute 8 hours 33 minutes
Fast, 400 words a minute 5 hours 20 minutes

The page count is the median across 6 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.

About the book

A reevaluation of economics as a practical art form distills economics into ten succinct rules while discussing how to recognize political, economic, and social changes that affect everyday life.

Subjects: Economic history, Economic forecasting, The State, State, the, Financial crises, Social change

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