Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Affordability of cigarettes
Papua New Guinea
16.9%
in 2022
Tonga
20.2%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Tonga rank
10th
Affordability of cigarettes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 20.2% against 16.9% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 10th of 176 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 13.2% | 10.1% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 20.4% | 1.7% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher affordability of cigarettes, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 20.2% against 16.9% in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
- What is the difference in affordability of cigarettes between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 3.3%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for affordability of cigarettes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Tonga ranks 10th of 176 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Affordability of cigarettes. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.