What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Democratic Republic of Congo and Netherlands?

9,610, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Netherlands?

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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Netherlands: Number of daily smokers

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.87 million

in 2012

Netherlands

2.86 million

in 2012

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

45th

Netherlands rank

46th

Number of daily smokers over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Netherlands

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.87 million against 2.86 million in Netherlands, a difference of 9,610.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th of 186 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.29 million	3.26 million	1.97 million	Netherlands
1990s	1.74 million	3.38 million	1.63 million	Netherlands
2000s	2.28 million	3.17 million	881,396	Netherlands
2010s	2.78 million	2.86 million	80,280	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, Democratic Republic of Congo or Netherlands?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.87 million against 2.86 million in Netherlands as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Democratic Republic of Congo and Netherlands?: 9,610, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Netherlands?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Netherlands rank globally for number of daily smokers?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 45th and Netherlands ranks 46th 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: 18 September 2026

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