Papua New Guinea vs Yemen: Affordability of cigarettes
Papua New Guinea
16.9%
in 2022
Yemen
15.7%
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
13th
Yemen rank
14th
Affordability of cigarettes over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Yemen
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 16.9% against 15.7% in Yemen, a difference of 1.2%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 14th of 176 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 10.2% | 13.2% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 14.3% | 4.4% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher affordability of cigarettes, Papua New Guinea or Yemen?
- Papua New Guinea, at 16.9% against 15.7% in Yemen as of 2022.
- What is the difference in affordability of cigarettes between Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 1.2%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Yemen?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Yemen rank globally for affordability of cigarettes?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 13th and Yemen ranks 14th 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.