Brazil vs Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Brazil
0.9628 GPIA
in 2023
Korea
0.9619 GPIA
in 2023
Brazil rank
33rd
Korea rank
34th
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.9628 GPIA against 0.9619 GPIA in Korea, a difference of 0.0009 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 34th of 64 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9657 GPIA | 0.9082 GPIA | 0.0576 GPIA | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9074 GPIA | 0.9258 GPIA | 0.0184 GPIA | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.9773 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.01 GPIA | Brazil |
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, Brazil or Korea?
- Brazil, at 0.9628 GPIA against 0.9619 GPIA in Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Brazil and Korea?
- 0.0009 GPIA, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Korea ranks 34th 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, 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