Bulgaria vs Korea: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Bulgaria
0.9618 GPIA
in 2023
Korea
0.9619 GPIA
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Korea rank
34th
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Bulgaria
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.9619 GPIA against 0.9618 GPIA in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0001 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Korea ranks 34th of 64 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.8723 GPIA | 0.0144 GPIA | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9463 GPIA | 0.9046 GPIA | 0.0417 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9419 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 0.0254 GPIA | Korea |
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 Korea?
- Korea, at 0.9619 GPIA against 0.9618 GPIA in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Bulgaria and Korea?
- 0.0001 GPIA, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Korea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Korea rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th 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