How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?

6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.

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.

Portugal vs Singapore: Proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers

Portugal

0.9309 GPIA

in 2023

Singapore

0.9474 GPIA

in 2023

Portugal rank

44th

Singapore rank

41st

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

Portugal
Singapore

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 0.9474 GPIA against 0.9309 GPIA in Portugal, a difference of 0.0165 GPIA.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Singapore ahead.

Portugal ranks 44th and Singapore ranks 41st of 64 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Singapore	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.6717 GPIA	0.7004 GPIA	0.0288 GPIA	Singapore
2010s	0.8529 GPIA	0.9128 GPIA	0.0599 GPIA	Singapore
2020s	0.9409 GPIA	0.9275 GPIA	0.0134 GPIA	Portugal

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, Portugal or Singapore?: Singapore, at 0.9474 GPIA against 0.9309 GPIA in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers between Portugal and Singapore?: 0.0165 GPIA, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Singapore?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Portugal and Singapore rank globally for proportion of youth and adults that read or downloaded newspapers?: Portugal ranks 44th and Singapore ranks 41st 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