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
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) 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.