Finland vs Netherlands: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

Finland
2.4 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2009
Netherlands
2.7 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Finland rank
44th
Netherlands rank
43rd

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • Finland
  • Netherlands
2468192019652010

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day in Finland, a difference of 0.3 cigarettes per adult per day.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 49 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 8 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Netherlands Difference Ahead
1920s 3.79 cigarettes per adult per day 1.33 cigarettes per adult per day 2.46 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1930s 3.82 cigarettes per adult per day 1.9 cigarettes per adult per day 1.92 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1940s 3.73 cigarettes per adult per day 2.02 cigarettes per adult per day 1.7 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1950s 4.99 cigarettes per adult per day 4.09 cigarettes per adult per day 0.9 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1960s 5.42 cigarettes per adult per day 4.94 cigarettes per adult per day 0.48 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1970s 5.38 cigarettes per adult per day 6.22 cigarettes per adult per day 0.84 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
1980s 5.03 cigarettes per adult per day 4.44 cigarettes per adult per day 0.59 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
1990s 3.92 cigarettes per adult per day 3.67 cigarettes per adult per day 0.25 cigarettes per adult per day Finland
2000s 3.44 cigarettes per adult per day 3.15 cigarettes per adult per day 0.29 cigarettes per adult per day Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Finland or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 2.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day in Finland as of 2010.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Finland and Netherlands?
0.3 cigarettes per adult per day, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Netherlands?
81 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2009.
How do Finland and Netherlands rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Finland ranks 44th and Netherlands ranks 43rd of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by 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.

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Indicator
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Unit
cigarettes per adult per day
Source
International Smoking Statistics (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
49 places, 2,720 data points, 1865–2015
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