Italy vs USSR: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

Italy
4.7 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
USSR
4.9 cigarettes per adult per day
in 1991
Italy rank
16th
USSR rank
14th

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • Italy
  • USSR
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How they compare

USSR currently reports 4.9 cigarettes per adult per day against 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day in Italy, a difference of 0.2 cigarettes per adult per day.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1960 it was USSR ahead.

Italy ranks 16th and USSR ranks 14th of 49 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy USSR Difference Ahead
1960s 4.2 cigarettes per adult per day 5.06 cigarettes per adult per day 0.86 cigarettes per adult per day USSR
1970s 5.4 cigarettes per adult per day 6.09 cigarettes per adult per day 0.69 cigarettes per adult per day USSR
1980s 6.06 cigarettes per adult per day 5.73 cigarettes per adult per day 0.33 cigarettes per adult per day Italy
1990s 5.15 cigarettes per adult per day 4.85 cigarettes per adult per day 0.3 cigarettes per adult per day Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Italy or USSR?
USSR, at 4.9 cigarettes per adult per day against 4.7 cigarettes per adult per day in Italy as of 1991.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Italy and USSR?
0.2 cigarettes per adult per day, with USSR ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and USSR?
32 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1991.
How do Italy and USSR rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Italy ranks 16th and USSR ranks 14th 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.