Jordan vs Palestine: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco
Jordan
34.1%
in 2024
Palestine
35.5%
in 2024
Jordan rank
17th
Palestine rank
12th
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Jordan
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 35.5% against 34.1% in Jordan, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 17th and Palestine ranks 12th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 28.6% | 4.1% | Jordan |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 31.1% | 1.9% | Jordan |
| 2020s | 33.8% | 34.8% | 1.0% | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco, Jordan or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 35.5% against 34.1% in Jordan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco between Jordan and Palestine?
- 1.4%, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Jordan and Palestine rank globally for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Jordan ranks 17th and Palestine ranks 12th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.