Netherlands vs Sweden: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day

Netherlands
2.7 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Sweden
2.4 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2006
Netherlands rank
43rd
Sweden rank
44th

Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time

  • Netherlands
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 2.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day in Sweden, a difference of 0.3 cigarettes per adult per day.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 78 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Netherlands ahead.

Netherlands ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 44th of 49 countries.

Across the 9 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 8 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Netherlands Sweden Difference Ahead
1920s 1.33 cigarettes per adult per day 0.7857 cigarettes per adult per day 0.5429 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
1930s 1.9 cigarettes per adult per day 1.08 cigarettes per adult per day 0.82 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
1940s 2.02 cigarettes per adult per day 1.88 cigarettes per adult per day 0.15 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
1950s 4.09 cigarettes per adult per day 2.65 cigarettes per adult per day 1.44 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
1960s 4.94 cigarettes per adult per day 3.73 cigarettes per adult per day 1.21 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
1970s 6.22 cigarettes per adult per day 4.65 cigarettes per adult per day 1.57 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
1980s 4.44 cigarettes per adult per day 4.59 cigarettes per adult per day 0.15 cigarettes per adult per day Sweden
1990s 3.67 cigarettes per adult per day 3.25 cigarettes per adult per day 0.42 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands
2000s 3.24 cigarettes per adult per day 2.63 cigarettes per adult per day 0.6143 cigarettes per adult per day Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Netherlands or Sweden?
Netherlands, at 2.7 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day in Sweden as of 2010.
What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Netherlands and Sweden?
0.3 cigarettes per adult per day, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and Sweden?
78 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2006.
How do Netherlands and Sweden rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
Netherlands ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 44th 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

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