Belgium vs Ireland: Affordability of cigarettes

Belgium

1.7%

in 2022

Ireland

1.6%

in 2022

Belgium rank

147th

Ireland rank

149th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

Belgium
Ireland

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1.7% against 1.6% in Ireland, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Ireland ahead.

Belgium ranks 147th and Ireland ranks 149th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Affordability of cigarettes in Belgium
Affordability of cigarettes in Ireland
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.