Bulgaria vs Sweden: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Bulgaria
0.9618 GPIA
in 2023
Sweden
0.9633 GPIA
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
35th
Sweden rank
32nd
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Bulgaria
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0.9633 GPIA against 0.9618 GPIA in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.0015 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 32nd of 64 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8665 GPIA | 0.7794 GPIA | 0.0871 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 0.941 GPIA | 0.9153 GPIA | 0.0257 GPIA | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.9454 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.0246 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, Bulgaria or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 0.9633 GPIA against 0.9618 GPIA in Bulgaria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 0.0015 GPIA, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Sweden rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Bulgaria ranks 35th 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