How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?

10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.

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.

Croatia vs Netherlands: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers

Croatia

0.8206 GPIA

in 2023

Netherlands

0.8716 GPIA

in 2016

Croatia rank

61st

Netherlands rank

58th

Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time

Croatia
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 0.8716 GPIA against 0.8206 GPIA in Croatia, a difference of 0.051 GPIA.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Croatia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 61st and Netherlands ranks 58th of 64 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.775 GPIA	0.7399 GPIA	0.0351 GPIA	Croatia
2010s	0.8035 GPIA	0.8036 GPIA	0.0002 GPIA	Netherlands

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, Croatia or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 0.8716 GPIA against 0.8206 GPIA in Croatia as of 2016.
What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Croatia and Netherlands?: 0.051 GPIA, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Netherlands?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Croatia and Netherlands rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?: Croatia ranks 61st and Netherlands ranks 58th 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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Indicator: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers, magazines or electronic books in digital format, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit: GPIA
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 64 places, 802 data points, 2002–2024
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release