Malaysia vs Romania: Affordability of cigarettes

Malaysia
3.4%
in 2022
Romania
3.2%
in 2022
Malaysia rank
95th
Romania rank
98th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

  • Malaysia
  • Romania
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 3.4% against 3.2% in Romania, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.

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

Malaysia ranks 95th and Romania ranks 98th 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

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.