Egypt vs Lesotho: Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco
Egypt
49.6%
in 2024
Lesotho
49.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
16th
Lesotho rank
17th
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Egypt
- Lesotho
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 49.6% against 49.4% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Egypt ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 167 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.9% | 42.3% | 2.4% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 45.2% | 1.6% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 48.6% | 48.7% | 0.1% | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men who smoke or use other tobacco, Egypt or Lesotho?
- Egypt, at 49.6% against 49.4% in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men who smoke or use other tobacco between Egypt and Lesotho?
- 0.2%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Lesotho?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Lesotho rank globally for share of men who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Egypt ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 17th 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.