Maldives vs Vanuatu: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Maldives
9.3%
in 2024
Vanuatu
8.9%
in 2024
Maldives rank
66th
Vanuatu rank
68th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Maldives
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 9.3% against 8.9% in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Maldives has been ahead every year.
Maldives ranks 66th and Vanuatu ranks 68th of 167 countries.
Maldives has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.8% | 5.5% | 16.3% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 6.7% | 8.4% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 10.0% | 8.5% | 1.5% | 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, Maldives or Vanuatu?
- Maldives, at 9.3% against 8.9% in Vanuatu as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 0.4%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Vanuatu?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Vanuatu rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Maldives ranks 66th and Vanuatu ranks 68th 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.