What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Mozambique and United Arab Emirates?

270,390, with Mozambique ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique 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.

Mozambique vs United Arab Emirates: Number of daily smokers

Mozambique

1.52 million

in 2012

United Arab Emirates

1.24 million

in 2012

Mozambique rank

72nd

United Arab Emirates rank

75th

Number of daily smokers over time

Mozambique
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 1.52 million against 1.24 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 270,390.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Mozambique has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 72nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 75th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Mozambique	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	859,125	174,702	684,423	Mozambique
1990s	986,325	309,148	677,178	Mozambique
2000s	1.31 million	558,204	754,840	Mozambique
2010s	1.48 million	1.19 million	298,493	Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, Mozambique or United Arab Emirates?: Mozambique, at 1.52 million against 1.24 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Mozambique and United Arab Emirates?: 270,390, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and United Arab Emirates?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Mozambique and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of daily smokers?: Mozambique ranks 72nd 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).