Which has higher number of daily smokers, Bangladesh or United States of America?

United States of America, at 38.33 million against 24.01 million in Bangladesh as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Bangladesh and United States of America?

14.31 million, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs United States of America: Number of daily smokers

Bangladesh

24.01 million

in 2012

United States of America

38.33 million

in 2012

Bangladesh rank

6th

United States of America rank

5th

Number of daily smokers over time

Bangladesh
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 38.33 million against 24.01 million in Bangladesh, a difference of 14.31 million.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 186 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	12.77 million	50.84 million	38.07 million	United States of America
1990s	16.55 million	45.19 million	28.64 million	United States of America
2000s	21.39 million	41.86 million	20.47 million	United States of America
2010s	23.60 million	38.87 million	15.27 million	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, Bangladesh or United States of America?: United States of America, at 38.33 million against 24.01 million in Bangladesh as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Bangladesh and United States of America?: 14.31 million, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and United States of America?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bangladesh and United States of America rank globally for number of daily smokers?: Bangladesh ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 5th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of daily smokers
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).