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
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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About this data
Daily sales of manufactured cigarettes to people aged 15 and over.