Burkina Faso vs Eswatini: Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco
Burkina Faso
18.7%
in 2024
Eswatini
20.5%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
122nd
Eswatini rank
120th
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Burkina Faso
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 20.5% against 18.7% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.8%.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Eswatini ranks 120th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.5% | 17.7% | 16.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 18.8% | 7.8% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 20.2% | 0.6% | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men who smoke or use other tobacco, Burkina Faso or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 20.5% against 18.7% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men who smoke or use other tobacco between Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 1.8%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Eswatini?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Eswatini rank globally for share of men who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Burkina Faso ranks 122nd and Eswatini ranks 120th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated percentage of male adults (15 years and older) who currently use tobacco. This includes all forms of tobacco use, such as smoking, chewing or snuffing, but excludes products that do not contain tobacco, such as e-cigarettes.