Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Ecuador
2.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.4%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
117th
Sri Lanka rank
120th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Ecuador
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 2.5% against 2.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Ecuador ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 120th of 167 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.3% | 7.9% | 2.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 4.8% | 0.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Ecuador or Sri Lanka?
- Ecuador, at 2.5% against 2.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Ecuador ranks 117th and Sri Lanka ranks 120th 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.