North Korea vs Romania: Number of daily smokers
North Korea
4.64 million
in 2012
Romania
4.87 million
in 2012
North Korea rank
29th
Romania rank
28th
Number of daily smokers over time
- North Korea
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 4.87 million against 4.64 million in North Korea, a difference of 233,330.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times North Korea's.
Across all 33 years both countries report, Romania has been ahead every year.
North Korea ranks 29th and Romania ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North Korea | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.88 million | 4.36 million | 1.47 million | Romania |
| 1990s | 3.74 million | 5.09 million | 1.35 million | Romania |
| 2000s | 4.26 million | 4.69 million | 437,001 | Romania |
| 2010s | 4.57 million | 4.90 million | 330,507 | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of daily smokers, North Korea or Romania?
- Romania, at 4.87 million against 4.64 million in North Korea as of 2012.
- What is the difference in number of daily smokers between North Korea and Romania?
- 233,330, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Romania?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
- How do North Korea and Romania rank globally for number of daily smokers?
- North Korea ranks 29th and Romania ranks 28th 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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About this data
Estimates of the total number of people who smoke cigarettes at least daily (across men and women of all ages).