Belize vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Belize
2.0%
in 2024
Sao Tome and Principe
2.1%
in 2024
Belize rank
133rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
131st
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Belize
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 2.1% against 2.0% in Belize, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Belize's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Belize ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st of 167 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 3.0% | 0.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.5% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.1% | 0.1% | Sao Tome and Principe |
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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 2.1% against 2.0% in Belize as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Belize ranks 133rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 131st 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.