Ecuador vs Zambia: Affordability of cigarettes

Ecuador

9.4%

in 2022

Zambia

8.6%

in 2022

Ecuador rank

37th

Zambia rank

40th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

Ecuador
Zambia

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 9.4% against 8.6% in Zambia, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.

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

Ecuador ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th 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
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.