India vs Nepal: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
India
9.7%
in 2024
Nepal
10.6%
in 2024
India rank
64th
Nepal rank
61st
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- India
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 10.6% against 9.7% in India, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times India's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
India ranks 64th and Nepal ranks 61st of 167 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 42.5% | 9.6% | Nepal |
| 2010s | 19.7% | 24.0% | 4.3% | Nepal |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 12.0% | 1.3% | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, India or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 10.6% against 9.7% in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between India and Nepal?
- 0.9%, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nepal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do India and Nepal rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- India ranks 64th and Nepal ranks 61st 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.