Bulgaria vs Italy: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Bulgaria
0.9618 GPIA
in 2023
Italy
0.9591 GPIA
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Italy rank
36th
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Bulgaria
- Italy
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9618 GPIA against 0.9591 GPIA in Italy, a difference of 0.0027 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th of 64 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8732 GPIA | 0.6391 GPIA | 0.2341 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.946 GPIA | 0.7777 GPIA | 0.1683 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9404 GPIA | 0.9373 GPIA | 0.0032 GPIA | Bulgaria |
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 Italy?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9618 GPIA against 0.9591 GPIA in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Bulgaria and Italy?
- 0.0027 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Italy?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Italy rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Italy ranks 36th 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