Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
64
Highest
98.6%
Hong Kong, China
Lowest
0.3%
El Salvador
Median
67.2%
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
832
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 64 countries. The highest value is 98.6% in Hong Kong, China; the lowest is 0.3% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 67.2%, and the mean is 62.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 329.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 4 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 1,638.1%), and the largest decrease in El Salvador (down 40.0%).
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 98.6% | 2022 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 2 | Denmark | 93.8% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 93.0% | 2021 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 91.9% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 5 | Sweden | 89.8% | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Iceland | 88.9% | 2014 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 7 | Switzerland | 88.2% | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 8 | Netherlands | 85.2% | 2016 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 84.9% | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 9 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 84.9% | 2020 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 11 | Hungary | 83.9% | 2024 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 83.2% | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 13 | United Arab Emirates | 81.3% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 14 | Japan | 80.0% | 2017 | — | rising |
| 15 | Israel | 79.9% | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 79.7% | 2023 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 17 | Belgium | 78.4% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 18 | Austria | 77.7% | 2024 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 77.6% | 2024 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Malta | 75.9% | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 20 | Belarus | 75.9% | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 75.5% | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 23 | Macau, China | 75.0% | 2021 | up 53.7% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 74.7% | 2016 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 25 | Luxembourg | 73.5% | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 73.0% | 2023 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 27 | Spain | 72.0% | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 71.3% | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 29 | Bahrain | 70.7% | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 30 | Portugal | 70.4% | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 70.1% | 2023 | up 186.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Slovakia | 69.1% | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 65.4% | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 34 | Singapore | 64.2% | 2023 | up 130.1% | rising |
| 35 | France | 63.7% | 2023 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 36 | Poland | 63.2% | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 37 | Serbia | 62.6% | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 62.5% | 2015 | up 120.1% | rising |
| 39 | Peru | 61.9% | 2023 | up 114.2% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | 61.8% | 2024 | up 106.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Italy | 58.0% | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 42 | Russian Federation | 56.7% | 2023 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 42 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 56.7% | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 44 | Montenegro | 56.4% | 2022 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 45 | Greece | 54.0% | 2016 | up 176.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 51.6% | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 47 | Qatar | 49.7% | 2020 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 48 | Bulgaria | 49.1% | 2023 | up 53.0% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 48.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 50 | Romania | 47.7% | 2023 | up 101.3% | rising |
| 51 | Egypt | 46.9% | 2022 | up 656.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Kazakhstan | 43.1% | 2023 | up 57.3% | rising |
| 53 | Ecuador | 42.1% | 2024 | up 259.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 37.0% | 2020 | up 221.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Paraguay | 36.5% | 2023 | up 1,638.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 36.3% | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 57 | Colombia | 35.8% | 2023 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 58 | North Macedonia | 34.0% | 2017 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 59 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 19.5% | 2021 | up 306.2% | rising |
| 60 | Indonesia | 18.0% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 61 | Ukraine | 17.1% | 2018 | up 714.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Azerbaijan | 13.8% | 2023 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 63 | Morocco | 13.1% | 2021 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.3% | 2020 | down 40.0% | flat |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release