Egypt vs Nigeria: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Egypt
0.4%
in 2024
Nigeria
0.4%
in 2024
Egypt rank
162nd
Nigeria rank
162nd
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 162nd of 167 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.5% | 0.8% | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 0.4% against 0.4% in Nigeria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0.0%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Egypt ranks 162nd and Nigeria ranks 162nd 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.