Luxembourg vs Portugal: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Luxembourg
23.5%
in 2024
Portugal
22.5%
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
20th
Portugal rank
23rd
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Luxembourg
- Portugal
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 23.5% against 22.5% in Portugal, a difference of 1.0%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 167 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.0% | 15.5% | 7.5% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 23.1% | 18.1% | 5.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 23.4% | 21.8% | 1.7% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Luxembourg or Portugal?
- Luxembourg, at 23.5% against 22.5% in Portugal as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 1.0%, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Portugal?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Luxembourg and Portugal rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Luxembourg ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 23rd 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.