Jamaica vs Qatar: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Jamaica
17.6%
in 2021
Qatar
24.3%
in 2020
Jamaica rank
54th
Qatar rank
51st
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Jamaica
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 24.3% against 17.6% in Jamaica, a difference of 6.7%.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Jamaica ranks 54th and Qatar ranks 51st of 64 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, Jamaica or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 24.3% against 17.6% in Jamaica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Jamaica and Qatar?
- 6.7%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Qatar?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2017.
- How do Jamaica and Qatar rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Jamaica ranks 54th and Qatar ranks 51st of 64 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, male (%). 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