Portugal vs Spain: Prevalence of current tobacco use
Prevalence of current tobacco use over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 28.6% against 27.6% in Spain, a difference of 1.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Portugal ranks 36th and Spain ranks 39th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.2% | 33.4% | 9.2% | Spain |
| 2010s | 25.9% | 30.8% | 4.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 28.1% | 28.0% | 0.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of current tobacco use, Portugal or Spain?
- Portugal, at 28.6% against 27.6% in Spain as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of current tobacco use between Portugal and Spain?
- 1.0%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for prevalence of current tobacco use?
- Portugal ranks 36th and Spain ranks 39th 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 (% of 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 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.