Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Prevalence of current tobacco use, females
Prevalence of current tobacco use, females over time
- Costa Rica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 4.1% against 3.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 101st of 166 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 3.6% | 4.7% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 3.6% | 2.5% | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, females, Costa Rica or Saudi Arabia?
- Costa Rica, at 4.1% against 3.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use, females between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.5%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use, females?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th and Saudi Arabia ranks 101st of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Health Observatory Data Repository, World Health Organization (WHO), published as Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of the female population ages 15 years and over who currently use any tobacco product (smoked and/or smokeless tobacco) on a daily or non-daily basis. Tobacco products include cigarettes, pipes, cigars, cigarillos, waterpipes (hookah, shisha), bidis, kretek, heated tobacco products, and all forms of smokeless (oral and nasal) tobacco. Tobacco products exclude e-cigarettes (which do not contain tobacco), “e-cigars”, “e-hookahs”, JUUL and “e-pipes”. The rates are age-standardized to the WHO Standard Population.