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

93,840, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland 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.

Switzerland vs United Arab Emirates: Number of daily smokers

Switzerland

1.34 million

in 2012

United Arab Emirates

1.24 million

in 2012

Switzerland rank

74th

United Arab Emirates rank

75th

Number of daily smokers over time

Switzerland
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1.34 million against 1.24 million in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 93,840.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.

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

Switzerland ranks 74th and United Arab Emirates ranks 75th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Switzerland	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.45 million	174,702	1.28 million	Switzerland
1990s	1.70 million	309,148	1.39 million	Switzerland
2000s	1.40 million	558,204	844,308	Switzerland
2010s	1.32 million	1.19 million	134,223	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, Switzerland or United Arab Emirates?: Switzerland, at 1.34 million against 1.24 million in United Arab Emirates as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers between Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?: 93,840, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Arab Emirates?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Switzerland and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of daily smokers?: Switzerland ranks 74th 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).