Australia vs Canada: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Australia
3.7
in 2010
Canada
3.3
in 2010
Australia rank
30th
Canada rank
31st
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 3.7 against 3.3 in Canada, a difference of 0.4.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 91 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Canada ranks 31st of 49 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.66 | 1.32 | 0.34 | Australia |
| 1930s | 1.35 | 1.95 | 0.6 | Canada |
| 1940s | 2.03 | 3.97 | 1.94 | Canada |
| 1950s | 4.76 | 6.21 | 1.45 | Canada |
| 1960s | 7.2 | 8.76 | 1.56 | Canada |
| 1970s | 8.49 | 9.51 | 1.02 | Canada |
| 1980s | 7.9 | 8.27 | 0.37 | Canada |
| 1990s | 6.06 | 5.45 | 0.61 | Australia |
| 2000s | 4.08 | 3.6 | 0.48 | Australia |
| 2010s | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 3.7 against 3.3 in Canada as of 2010.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Australia and Canada?
- 0.4, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 91 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2010.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Australia ranks 30th and Canada ranks 31st of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Sales of cigarettes per adult per day. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.