Malta vs Switzerland: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Malta
23.1%
in 2024
Switzerland
22.3%
in 2024
Malta rank
22nd
Switzerland rank
24th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Malta
- Switzerland
How they compare
Malta currently reports 23.1% against 22.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.8%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Malta has been ahead every year.
Malta ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 24th of 167 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.6% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 23.0% | 0.6% | Malta |
| 2020s | 23.2% | 22.4% | 0.8% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Malta or Switzerland?
- Malta, at 23.1% against 22.3% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Malta and Switzerland?
- 0.8%, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Switzerland?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Malta and Switzerland rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Malta ranks 22nd and Switzerland ranks 24th 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.