Burkina Faso vs Cape Verde: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Burkina Faso
4.5%
in 2024
Cape Verde
4.9%
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
95th
Cape Verde rank
93rd
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Burkina Faso
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 4.9% against 4.5% in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 95th and Cape Verde ranks 93rd of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Cape Verde in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 10.9% | 8.2% | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.7% | 2.5% | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 5.2% | 0.2% | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Burkina Faso or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 4.9% against 4.5% in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 0.4%, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cape Verde?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Cape Verde rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Burkina Faso ranks 95th and Cape Verde ranks 93rd 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.