India vs Japan: Most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax

India
0.6%
in 2020
Japan
0.6%
in 2020
India rank
84th
Japan rank
81st

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

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in India, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times India's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 84th and Japan ranks 81st of 184 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5% 0.6% 0.2% Japan
2010s 0.5% 0.6% 0.2% Japan
2020s 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% Japan

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, India or Japan?
Japan, at 0.6% against 0.6% in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax between India and Japan?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
7 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2020.
How do India and Japan rank globally for most sold brand of cigarettes - taxes as a % of price - total tax?
India ranks 84th and Japan ranks 81st 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