Spain vs Switzerland: Sales of cigarettes per adult per day
Spain
5.1 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2010
Switzerland
5.6 cigarettes per adult per day
in 2009
Spain rank
13th
Switzerland rank
10th
Sales of cigarettes per adult per day over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 5.6 cigarettes per adult per day against 5.1 cigarettes per adult per day in Spain, a difference of 0.5 cigarettes per adult per day.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 72 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th of 49 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1.15 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.5 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.35 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1940s | 1.27 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.04 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.77 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1950s | 1.94 cigarettes per adult per day | 4.92 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.98 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 4.46 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.62 cigarettes per adult per day | 3.16 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 6.33 cigarettes per adult per day | 9.16 cigarettes per adult per day | 2.83 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 6.89 cigarettes per adult per day | 8.2 cigarettes per adult per day | 1.31 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 6.75 cigarettes per adult per day | 7.42 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.67 cigarettes per adult per day | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 6.7 cigarettes per adult per day | 6.03 cigarettes per adult per day | 0.67 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, Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 5.6 cigarettes per adult per day against 5.1 cigarettes per adult per day in Spain as of 2009.
- What is the difference in sales of cigarettes per adult per day between Spain and Switzerland?
- 0.5 cigarettes per adult per day, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2009.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for sales of cigarettes per adult per day?
- Spain ranks 13th and Switzerland ranks 10th 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.