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Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Affordability of cigarettes

Egypt
2.8%
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
2.7%
in 2022
Egypt rank
107th
Saudi Arabia rank
110th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

  • Egypt
  • Saudi Arabia
1234201220172022

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Egypt ahead.

Egypt ranks 107th and Saudi Arabia ranks 110th 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.