Bulgaria vs Spain: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Bulgaria
0.9618 GPIA
in 2023
Spain
0.9563 GPIA
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
35th
Spain rank
37th
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Bulgaria
- Spain
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 0.9618 GPIA against 0.9563 GPIA in Spain, a difference of 0.0055 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Spain ranks 37th of 64 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8579 GPIA | 0.676 GPIA | 0.1818 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.95 GPIA | 0.8582 GPIA | 0.0918 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9419 GPIA | 0.9583 GPIA | 0.0164 GPIA | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Bulgaria, at 0.9618 GPIA against 0.9563 GPIA in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Bulgaria and Spain?
- 0.0055 GPIA, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Spain?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Spain rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th and Spain ranks 37th 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