Which has higher number of daily smokers, Côte d'Ivoire or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 1.24 million against 1.19 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Côte d'Ivoire and United Arab Emirates?

50,340, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and United Arab Emirates?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs United Arab Emirates: Number of daily smokers

Côte d'Ivoire

1.19 million

in 2012

United Arab Emirates

1.24 million

in 2012

Côte d'Ivoire rank

76th

United Arab Emirates rank

75th

Number of daily smokers over time

Côte d'Ivoire
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.24 million against 1.19 million in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 50,340.

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

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 76th and United Arab Emirates ranks 75th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	502,504	174,702	327,802	Côte d'Ivoire
1990s	692,945	309,148	383,797	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	885,614	558,204	327,410	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	1.14 million	1.19 million	41,687	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, Côte d'Ivoire or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 1.24 million against 1.19 million in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Côte d'Ivoire and United Arab Emirates?: 50,340, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and United Arab Emirates?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of daily smokers?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 76th and United Arab Emirates ranks 75th 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).