Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Share of women who are smoking

Cook Islands
24.4
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
25.2
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
18th
Papua New Guinea rank
15th

Share of women who are smoking over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Papua New Guinea
0102030200020122024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 25.2 against 24.4 in Cook Islands, a difference of 0.8.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.

Cook Islands ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 167 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 28.97 32.83 3.87 Papua New Guinea
2010s 26.9 29.1 2.2 Papua New Guinea
2020s 24.73 25.77 1.05 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are smoking, Cook Islands or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 25.2 against 24.4 in Cook Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women who are smoking between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
0.8, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for share of women who are smoking?
Cook Islands ranks 18th and Papua New Guinea ranks 15th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are smoking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of women who are smoking
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 1,503 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed