How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ukraine?

8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Ukraine: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers

Belgium

0.8618 GPIA

in 2023

Ukraine

0.7679 GPIA

in 2021

Belgium rank

55th

Ukraine rank

58th

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time

Belgium
Ukraine

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.8618 GPIA against 0.7679 GPIA in Ukraine, a difference of 0.0939 GPIA.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Ukraine's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 55th and Ukraine ranks 58th of 60 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Ukraine in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Ukraine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6943 GPIA	0.6665 GPIA	0.0278 GPIA	Belgium
2010s	0.8239 GPIA	0.8323 GPIA	0.0084 GPIA	Ukraine
2020s	0.9227 GPIA	0.7596 GPIA	0.1632 GPIA	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, Belgium or Ukraine?: Belgium, at 0.8618 GPIA against 0.7679 GPIA in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Belgium and Ukraine?: 0.0939 GPIA, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ukraine?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2021.
How do Belgium and Ukraine rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?: Belgium ranks 55th and Ukraine ranks 58th of 60 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 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 read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, 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: 60 places, 755 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release