Jamaica vs Kenya: Affordability of cigarettes

Jamaica

14.7%

in 2022

Kenya

15.2%

in 2022

Jamaica rank

20th

Kenya rank

17th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

Jamaica
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 15.2% against 14.7% in Jamaica, a difference of 0.5%.

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

Jamaica ranks 20th and Kenya ranks 17th of 176 countries.

Individual pages

Affordability of cigarettes in Jamaica
Affordability of cigarettes in Kenya
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.