Costa Rica vs Iceland: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax

Costa Rica
0.5%
in 2020
Iceland
0.6%
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
95th
Iceland rank
93rd

Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Iceland currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Iceland ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 95th and Iceland ranks 93rd of 184 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Iceland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% Iceland
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.0% Iceland
2020s 0.5% 0.6% 0.0% Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax, Costa Rica or Iceland?
Iceland, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Costa Rica as of 2020.
What is the difference in most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax between Costa Rica and Iceland?
0.1%, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
Costa Rica ranks 95th and Iceland ranks 93rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
186 places, 1,273 data points, 2008–2020
Last refreshed