Bhutan vs Norway: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Bhutan
11.0%
in 2024
Norway
11.6%
in 2024
Bhutan rank
58th
Norway rank
55th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Bhutan
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 11.6% against 11.0% in Bhutan, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Norway has been ahead every year.
Bhutan ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th of 167 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.3% | 36.4% | 11.1% | Norway |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 22.5% | 4.9% | Norway |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 12.9% | 1.2% | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Bhutan or Norway?
- Norway, at 11.6% against 11.0% in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Bhutan and Norway?
- 0.6%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Norway?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Norway rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Bhutan ranks 58th and Norway ranks 55th 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.