Italy vs Russia: Share of women who are smoking

Italy
19.3
in 2024
Russia
18.5
in 2024
Italy rank
36th
Russia rank
39th

Share of women who are smoking over time

  • Italy
  • Russia
05101520200020122024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 19.3 against 18.5 in Russia, a difference of 0.8.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Russia ahead.

Italy ranks 36th and Russia ranks 39th of 167 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Russia Difference Ahead
2000s 19.1 21.23 2.13 Russia
2010s 19.15 19.95 0.8 Russia
2020s 19.27 18.7 0.575 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of women who are smoking, Italy or Russia?
Italy, at 19.3 against 18.5 in Russia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of women who are smoking between Italy and Russia?
0.8, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Russia?
9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Italy and Russia rank globally for share of women who are smoking?
Italy ranks 36th and Russia ranks 39th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Share of women who are smoking. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Russia: Share of women who are smoking. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 12 November 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-women-who-are-smoking/italy/russian-federation/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-women-who-are-smoking/italy/russian-federation/">Italy vs Russia: Share of women who are smoking</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of women who are smoking
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 1,503 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed