Samoa vs Sweden: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Samoa
13.8%
in 2024
Sweden
14.6%
in 2024
Samoa rank
51st
Sweden rank
48th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Samoa
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 14.6% against 13.8% in Samoa, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.
Samoa ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 48th of 167 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 36.3% | 16.1% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 17.1% | 24.7% | 7.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 15.9% | 1.6% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Samoa or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 14.6% against 13.8% in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Samoa and Sweden?
- 0.8%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sweden?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sweden rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Samoa ranks 51st and Sweden ranks 48th 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.