Papua New Guinea vs Timor-Leste: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco
Papua New Guinea
39.3%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
48.8%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
6th
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 48.8% against 39.3% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 9.5%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.1% | 47.1% | 4.0% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 45.7% | 47.8% | 2.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 40.3% | 48.7% | 8.4% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco, Papua New Guinea or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 48.8% against 39.3% in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco between Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 9.5%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 6th and Timor-Leste ranks 1st 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.