Belize vs Panama: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Belize
2.0%
in 2024
Panama
1.8%
in 2024
Belize rank
133rd
Panama rank
135th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Belize
- Panama
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2.0% against 1.8% in Panama, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Panama ahead.
Belize ranks 133rd and Panama ranks 135th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 4.1% | 1.3% | Panama |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.9% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.9% | 0.1% | Belize |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Belize or Panama?
- Belize, at 2.0% against 1.8% in Panama as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Belize and Panama?
- 0.2%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Panama rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Belize ranks 133rd and Panama ranks 135th 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 women 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 female 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.