Norway vs Sweden: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Norway
2.3 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2011
Sweden
2.4 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2006
Norway rank
46th
Sweden rank
44th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.3 cigarettes per adult per day in Norway, a difference of 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1927 it was Sweden ahead.
Norway ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th of 49 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.7333 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.9 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.1667 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 1930s | 0.89 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.08 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.19 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 1940s | 1.1 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.47 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.37 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 1950s | 1.46 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.65 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.19 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 1960s | 1.55 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.73 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.18 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 1970s | 1.75 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.65 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.9 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 1980s | 2.28 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.59 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.31 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 1990s | 2.74 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.25 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.51 cigarettes per adult per day | Sweden |
| 2000s | 2.74 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.63 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.1143 cigarettes per adult per day | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sales of cigarettes per adult per day, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.4 cigarettes per adult per day against 2.3 cigarettes per adult per day in Norway as of 2006.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Norway and Sweden?
- 0.1 cigarettes per adult per day, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2006.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Norway ranks 46th and Sweden ranks 44th 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.