Sweden vs Tonga: Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco
Sweden
14.6%
in 2024
Tonga
16.3%
in 2024
Sweden rank
48th
Tonga rank
45th
Share of women who smoke or use other tobacco over time
- Sweden
- Tonga
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 16.3% against 14.6% in Sweden, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 45th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.3% | 13.8% | 22.5% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 14.8% | 9.9% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 16.0% | 0.1% | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of women who smoke or use other tobacco, Sweden or Tonga?
- Tonga, at 16.3% against 14.6% in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of women who smoke or use other tobacco between Sweden and Tonga?
- 1.7%, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Tonga?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Tonga rank globally for share of women who smoke or use other tobacco?
- Sweden ranks 48th and Tonga ranks 45th 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.