Japan vs Maldives: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Japan
8.9%
in 2024
Maldives
9.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
68th
Maldives rank
66th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 9.3% against 8.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 68th and Maldives ranks 66th of 167 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 21.8% | 8.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 15.1% | 3.8% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 9.2% | 10.0% | 0.8% | 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, Japan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 9.3% against 8.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Japan and Maldives?
- 0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Japan ranks 68th 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.