Iceland vs Maldives: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Iceland
9.0%
in 2024
Maldives
9.3%
in 2024
Iceland rank
67th
Maldives rank
66th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Iceland
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 9.3% against 9.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 67th and Maldives ranks 66th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 2 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.5% | 21.8% | 2.7% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 15.1% | 0.9% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 10.0% | 0.2% | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Iceland or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 9.3% against 9.0% in Iceland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Iceland and Maldives?
- 0.3%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Maldives?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Iceland and Maldives rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Iceland ranks 67th and Maldives ranks 66th 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.