Gambia vs Malaysia: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Gambia
0.7%
in 2024
Malaysia
0.6%
in 2024
Gambia rank
155th
Malaysia rank
157th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Gambia
- Malaysia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Gambia's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Malaysia ahead.
Gambia ranks 155th and Malaysia ranks 157th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Gambia or Malaysia?
- Gambia, at 0.7% against 0.6% in Malaysia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Gambia and Malaysia?
- 0.1%, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Malaysia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Malaysia rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Gambia ranks 155th and Malaysia ranks 157th 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.