Bolivia vs Papua New Guinea: Number of daily smokers

Bolivia
1.66 million
in 2012
Papua New Guinea
1.67 million
in 2012
Bolivia rank
68th
Papua New Guinea rank
67th

Number of daily smokers over time

  • Bolivia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.67 million against 1.66 million in Bolivia, a difference of 14,640.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 1.16 million 775,698 385,310 Bolivia
1990s 1.54 million 1.05 million 493,508 Bolivia
2000s 1.70 million 1.39 million 308,606 Bolivia
2010s 1.62 million 1.64 million 12,413 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, Bolivia or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 1.67 million against 1.66 million in Bolivia as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
14,640, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Papua New Guinea?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bolivia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for number of daily smokers?
Bolivia ranks 68th and Papua New Guinea ranks 67th 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

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