Greece vs Switzerland: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Greece
5.6 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2012
Switzerland
5.6 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2009
Greece rank
10th
Switzerland rank
10th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Greece
- Switzerland
How they compare
Greece currently reports 5.6 cigarettes per adult per day against 5.6 cigarettes per adult per day in Switzerland, a difference of 0 cigarettes per adult per day.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 49 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 2.73 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.63 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.1 cigarettes per adult per day | Greece |
| 1940s | 3.04 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.04 cigarettes per adult per day | 0 cigarettes per adult per day | — |
| 1950s | 4.37 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.92 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.55 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 5.31 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.62 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.31 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 7.38 cigarettes per adult per day | 9.16 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.78 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 8.93 cigarettes per adult per day | 8.2 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.73 cigarettes per adult per day | Greece |
| 1990s | 8.49 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.42 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.07 cigarettes per adult per day | Greece |
| 2000s | 9.71 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.03 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.68 cigarettes per adult per day | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Greece or Switzerland?
- Greece, at 5.6 cigarettes per adult per day against 5.6 cigarettes per adult per day in Switzerland as of 2012.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Greece and Switzerland?
- 0 cigarettes per adult per day, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Switzerland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2009.
- How do Greece and Switzerland rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Greece ranks 10th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.