Costa Rica vs New Zealand: Support to help quit smoking
Costa Rica
5
in 2022
New Zealand
5
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
1st
New Zealand rank
1st
Support to help quit smoking over time
- Costa Rica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 5 against 5 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.
Across all 9 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 194 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 5 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 5 | 0.8 | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 5 | 5 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher support to help quit smoking, Costa Rica or New Zealand?
- Costa Rica, at 5 against 5 in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in support to help quit smoking between Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Zealand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and New Zealand rank globally for support to help quit smoking?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and New Zealand ranks 1st of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Support to help quit smoking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
National support for quitting smoking or tobacco use has different levels: - Countries in dark blue offer a national quitline and cover costs for nicotine replacement therapy or other cessation services. - Countries in light blue cover the costs of some services, but not all. - Countries in orange offer some services, but do not cover any costs.