Iceland vs Norway: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

Iceland
2.2 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2015
Norway
2.3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2011
Iceland rank
47th
Norway rank
46th

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • Iceland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 2.3 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.2 cigarettes per adult per day in Iceland, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1932 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 47th and Norway ranks 46th of 49 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Norway Difference Ahead
1930s 1.36 cigarettes per adult per day 0.925 cigarettes per adult per day 0.4375 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1940s 3.21 cigarettes per adult per day 1.1 cigarettes per adult per day 2.11 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1950s 4.28 cigarettes per adult per day 1.46 cigarettes per adult per day 2.82 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1960s 5.09 cigarettes per adult per day 1.55 cigarettes per adult per day 3.54 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1970s 5.79 cigarettes per adult per day 1.75 cigarettes per adult per day 4.04 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1980s 6.56 cigarettes per adult per day 2.28 cigarettes per adult per day 4.28 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
1990s 5.2 cigarettes per adult per day 2.74 cigarettes per adult per day 2.46 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
2000s 3.84 cigarettes per adult per day 2.71 cigarettes per adult per day 1.13 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland
2010s 2.85 cigarettes per adult per day 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day 0.45 cigarettes per adult per day Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Iceland or Norway?
Norway, at 2.3 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.2 cigarettes per adult per day in Iceland as of 2011.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Iceland and Norway?
0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
80 years are reported by both, from 1932 to 2011.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Iceland ranks 47th and Norway ranks 46th 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

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
Last refreshed

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