Brazil vs Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Brazil
0.9628 GPIA
in 2023
Sweden
0.9633 GPIA
in 2024
Brazil rank
33rd
Sweden rank
32nd
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Brazil
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9633 GPIA against 0.9628 GPIA in Brazil, a difference of 0.0005 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 32nd of 64 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9657 GPIA | 0.8202 GPIA | 0.1455 GPIA | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.9185 GPIA | 0.9132 GPIA | 0.0053 GPIA | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.9397 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.0303 GPIA | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.9633 GPIA against 0.9628 GPIA in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Brazil and Sweden?
- 0.0005 GPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Sweden rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Brazil ranks 33rd and Sweden ranks 32nd 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