Fiji vs Samoa: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Fiji
12.4%
in 2024
Samoa
13.8%
in 2024
Fiji rank
54th
Samoa rank
51st
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Fiji
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 13.8% against 12.4% in Fiji, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Fiji's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Samoa has been ahead every year.
Fiji ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 51st of 167 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.3% | 20.2% | 4.9% | Samoa |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 17.1% | 3.1% | Samoa |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 14.3% | 1.7% | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Fiji or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 13.8% against 12.4% in Fiji as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Fiji and Samoa?
- 1.4%, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Fiji and Samoa rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Fiji ranks 54th and Samoa ranks 51st of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β 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.