How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?

18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Malta vs Portugal: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)

Malta

1.13 GPIA

in 2023

Portugal

1.1 GPIA

in 2023

Malta rank

4th

Portugal rank

7th

Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) over time

Malta
Portugal

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.13 GPIA against 1.1 GPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.03 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Portugal ahead.

Malta ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 7th of 55 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.5887 GPIA	0.6244 GPIA	0.0357 GPIA	Portugal
2010s	0.9688 GPIA	0.9489 GPIA	0.0199 GPIA	Malta
2020s	1.08 GPIA	1.06 GPIA	0.0213 GPIA	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the), Malta or Portugal?: Malta, at 1.13 GPIA against 1.1 GPIA in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the) between Malta and Portugal?: 0.03 GPIA, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Portugal?: 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Malta and Portugal rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the)?: Malta ranks 4th and Portugal ranks 7th of 55 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 55 places, 719 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release