Italy vs Spain: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Italy
4.7 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Spain
5.1 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Italy rank
16th
Spain rank
13th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 5.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day in Italy, a difference of 0.4 cigarettes per adult per day.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 87 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Spain ahead.
Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 13th of 49 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.18 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.08 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day | Italy |
| 1930s | 1.23 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.28 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.05 cigarettes per adult per day | Spain |
| 1940s | 1.77 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.27 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.5 cigarettes per adult per day | Italy |
| 1950s | 2.77 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.94 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.83 cigarettes per adult per day | Italy |
| 1960s | 4.2 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.46 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.26 cigarettes per adult per day | Spain |
| 1970s | 5.4 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.33 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.93 cigarettes per adult per day | Spain |
| 1980s | 6.06 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.89 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.83 cigarettes per adult per day | Spain |
| 1990s | 5.1 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.75 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.65 cigarettes per adult per day | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.29 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.7 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.41 cigarettes per adult per day | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day | 5.1 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.4 cigarettes per adult per day | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 5.1 cigarettes per adult per day against 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day in Italy as of 2010.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Italy and Spain?
- 0.4 cigarettes per adult per day, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 87 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2010.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Italy ranks 16th and Spain ranks 13th 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.