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

17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

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, 15-24 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bulgaria vs Portugal: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers

Bulgaria

0.9754 GPIA

in 2023

Portugal

0.9595 GPIA

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

48th

Portugal rank

49th

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

Bulgaria
Portugal

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.9754 GPIA against 0.9595 GPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.0159 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 49th of 60 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.9274 GPIA	0.8022 GPIA	0.1252 GPIA	Bulgaria
2010s	1.06 GPIA	0.9221 GPIA	0.1379 GPIA	Bulgaria
2020s	0.9721 GPIA	1.02 GPIA	0.044 GPIA	Portugal

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 Portugal?: Bulgaria, at 0.9754 GPIA against 0.9595 GPIA in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Bulgaria and Portugal?: 0.0159 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Portugal?: 17 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Portugal rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?: Bulgaria ranks 48th and Portugal ranks 49th 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, 15-24 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, 15-24 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, 750 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release