Egypt vs Japan: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers
Egypt
0.8816 GPIA
in 2022
Japan
0.8901 GPIA
in 2022
Egypt rank
55th
Japan rank
52nd
Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers over time
- Egypt
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.8901 GPIA against 0.8816 GPIA in Egypt, a difference of 0.0085 GPIA.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 55th and Japan ranks 52nd of 64 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8096 GPIA | 0.7464 GPIA | 0.0632 GPIA | Egypt |
| 2020s | 0.8932 GPIA | 0.8817 GPIA | 0.0115 GPIA | Egypt |
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, Egypt or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.8901 GPIA against 0.8816 GPIA in Egypt as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Egypt and Japan?
- 0.0085 GPIA, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2022.
- How do Egypt and Japan rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?
- Egypt ranks 55th and Japan ranks 52nd 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