Bulgaria vs Spain: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Bulgaria
0.9604 GPIA
in 2023
Spain
0.959 GPIA
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
28th
Spain rank
30th
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9604 GPIA against 0.959 GPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.0014 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th of 60 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.862 GPIA | 0.6524 GPIA | 0.2096 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.9336 GPIA | 0.8535 GPIA | 0.0801 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9396 GPIA | 0.9511 GPIA | 0.0115 GPIA | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9604 GPIA against 0.959 GPIA in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.0014 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 28th and Spain ranks 30th 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