France vs Portugal: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
France
3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Portugal
3.1 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2012
France rank
39th
Portugal rank
37th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 3 cigarettes per adult per day in France, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1934 it was France ahead.
France ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 37th of 49 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, France averaged higher in 6 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.5 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.4 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.1 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 1940s | 1.54 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.22 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.32 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 1950s | 3.27 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.04 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.23 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 1960s | 4.09 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.1 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.99 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 1970s | 5.42 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.52 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.9 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 1980s | 5.74 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.92 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.82 cigarettes per adult per day | France |
| 1990s | 5.25 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.5 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.25 cigarettes per adult per day | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.58 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.8 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.22 cigarettes per adult per day | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.6 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.6 cigarettes per adult per day | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, France or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 3 cigarettes per adult per day in France as of 2012.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between France and Portugal?
- 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2010.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- France ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 37th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Smoking Statistics (2016) β 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.