Saudi Arabia vs United Kingdom: Affordability of cigarettes

Saudi Arabia

2.7%

in 2022

United Kingdom

2.8%

in 2022

Saudi Arabia rank

110th

United Kingdom rank

107th

Affordability of cigarettes over time

Saudi Arabia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.8% against 2.7% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.

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

Saudi Arabia ranks 110th and United Kingdom ranks 107th 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: 07 August 2026

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.