Greece vs Portugal: Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco
Greece
34.1%
in 2024
Portugal
34.8%
in 2024
Greece rank
61st
Portugal rank
58th
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Greece
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 34.8% against 34.1% in Greece, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 58th of 167 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.3% | 33.0% | 23.3% | Greece |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 33.7% | 11.6% | Greece |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.6% | 1.1% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men who smoke or use other tobacco, Greece or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 34.8% against 34.1% in Greece as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men who smoke or use other tobacco between Greece and Portugal?
- 0.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for share of men who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Greece ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 58th 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.