Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
55
Highest
1.28 GPIA
Estonia
Lowest
0.4265 GPIA
Qatar
Median
1.04 GPIA
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
719
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the Internet/VoIP, using Skype, Whatsapp, Viber, iTalk, etc.; includes video calls via webcam), 25-74 years old, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 1.28 GPIA in Estonia; the lowest is 0.4265 GPIA in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.04 GPIA, and the mean is 1.02 GPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 44 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 1,110.2%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 39.1%).
Proportion of youth and adults that made calls (telephoning over the): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonia | 1.28 GPIA | 2017 | up 83.9% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 1.19 GPIA | 2014 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 3 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.14 GPIA | 2020 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 4 | Malta | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 1.13 GPIA | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 6 | Czechia | 1.11 GPIA | 2023 | up 488.0% | rising |
| 7 | Portugal | 1.1 GPIA | 2023 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 9 | Poland | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | down 31.2% | rising |
| 10 | Latvia | 1.09 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 11 | Belarus | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 12 | Finland | 1.08 GPIA | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 14 | Hungary | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 15 | France | 1.07 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 1.07 GPIA | 2019 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 18 | Slovakia | 1.07 GPIA | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 19 | Spain | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 1,110.2% | rising |
| 20 | Austria | 1.06 GPIA | 2024 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 21 | Switzerland | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 22 | Slovenia | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 1.06 GPIA | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 24 | Israel | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 25 | Paraguay | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 26 | Norway | 1.05 GPIA | 2021 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 1.05 GPIA | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 28 | Mexico | 1.04 GPIA | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 1.03 GPIA | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 1.02 GPIA | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 33 | Serbia | 1.02 GPIA | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 305.4% | rising |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 1.01 GPIA | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 36 | Germany | 1 GPIA | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.9987 GPIA | 2023 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 38 | Thailand | 0.9958 GPIA | 2020 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 39 | Republic of Korea | 0.9925 GPIA | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritius | 0.9906 GPIA | 2020 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 0.9893 GPIA | 2016 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 42 | Bulgaria | 0.9868 GPIA | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 43 | Montenegro | 0.9764 GPIA | 2022 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 44 | North Macedonia | 0.9758 GPIA | 2017 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 0.9617 GPIA | 2015 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 46 | Ukraine | 0.9574 GPIA | 2021 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 47 | Singapore | 0.957 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 0.9543 GPIA | 2023 | — | flat |
| 49 | Bahrain | 0.9519 GPIA | 2023 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 50 | Türkiye | 0.9414 GPIA | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 51 | Croatia | 0.9348 GPIA | 2023 | up 37.1% | rising |
| 52 | Netherlands | 0.8852 GPIA | 2016 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 0.8586 GPIA | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 54 | Egypt | 0.7564 GPIA | 2022 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 55 | Qatar | 0.4265 GPIA | 2020 | down 39.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release