Samoa vs Turkmenistan: Affordability of cigarettes

Samoa
13.9%
in 2022
Turkmenistan
13.2%
in 2022
Samoa rank
23rd
Turkmenistan rank
25th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

  • Samoa
  • Turkmenistan
2.557.51012.515201220172022

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 13.9% against 13.2% in Turkmenistan, a difference of 0.7%.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Turkmenistan's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.

Samoa ranks 23rd and Turkmenistan ranks 25th of 176 countries.

Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Turkmenistan Difference Ahead
2010s 10.2% 5.8% 4.4% Samoa
2020s 13.0% 11.5% 1.5% Samoa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher affordability of cigarettes, Samoa or Turkmenistan?
Samoa, at 13.9% against 13.2% in Turkmenistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in affordability of cigarettes between Samoa and Turkmenistan?
0.7%, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Turkmenistan?
6 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
How do Samoa and Turkmenistan rank globally for affordability of cigarettes?
Samoa ranks 23rd and Turkmenistan ranks 25th 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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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

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.