Barbados vs South Africa: Affordability of cigarettes

Barbados
4.2%
in 2022
South Africa
3.9%
in 2022
Barbados rank
83rd
South Africa rank
85th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

  • Barbados
  • South Africa
012345201220172022

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 4.2% against 3.9% in South Africa, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Barbados's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Africa ahead.

Barbados ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 85th of 176 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Affordability of cigarettes
Unit
%
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 1,044 data points, 2012–2022
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The price of 100 packs of cigarettes as a share of GDP per capita. This price is based on the most-sold brand of cigarettes in a given country and includes taxes. Lower values indicate that cigarettes are more affordable.