Bulgaria vs Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Bulgaria
0.9604 GPIA
in 2023
Korea
0.9567 GPIA
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
28th
Korea rank
31st
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9604 GPIA against 0.9567 GPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.0037 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Korea ranks 31st of 60 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8629 GPIA | 0.8349 GPIA | 0.028 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9331 GPIA | 0.8929 GPIA | 0.0401 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9396 GPIA | 0.9625 GPIA | 0.0229 GPIA | Korea |
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, Bulgaria or Korea?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9604 GPIA against 0.9567 GPIA in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Bulgaria and Korea?
- 0.0037 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Korea ranks 31st 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release