Myanmar vs Timor-Leste: Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco
Myanmar
70.1%
in 2024
Timor-Leste
76.2%
in 2024
Myanmar rank
2nd
Timor-Leste rank
1st
Share of men who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Myanmar
- Timor-Leste
How they compare
Timor-Leste currently reports 76.2% against 70.1% in Myanmar, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 1st of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 1 and Timor-Leste in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Timor-Leste | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.9% | 75.0% | 5.0% | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 75.7% | 0.1% | Timor-Leste |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 76.2% | 5.7% | Timor-Leste |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of men who smoke or use other tobacco, Myanmar or Timor-Leste?
- Timor-Leste, at 76.2% against 70.1% in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of men who smoke or use other tobacco between Myanmar and Timor-Leste?
- 6.1%, with Timor-Leste ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Timor-Leste?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Myanmar and Timor-Leste rank globally for share of men who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Myanmar ranks 2nd and Timor-Leste ranks 1st 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.