South Korea vs United States: Affordability of cigarettes

South Korea
1.1%
in 2022
United States
1.1%
in 2022
South Korea rank
167th
United States rank
166th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

  • South Korea
  • United States
00.511.5201220172022

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in South Korea, a difference of 0.1%.

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

South Korea ranks 167th and United States ranks 166th 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.