Costa Rica vs France: Affordability of cigarettes

Costa Rica
2.4%
in 2022
France
2.6%
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
117th
France rank
114th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

  • Costa Rica
  • France
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How they compare

France currently reports 2.6% against 2.4% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

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

Costa Rica ranks 117th and France ranks 114th 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.