Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health warnings - front of cigarette packaging by country
Countries reporting
142
Highest
90
Benin
Lowest
15
Zimbabwe
Median
57.5
Years covered
16
2007–2022
Data points
1,160
What the numbers show
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health warnings - front of cigarette packaging is currently reported for 142 countries. The highest value is 90 in Benin; the lowest is 15 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 57.5, and the mean is 55.07.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Percentage of principal display area mandated to be covered by health: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin | 90 | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Maldives | 90 | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 90 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 1 | Vanuatu | 90 | 2022 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 5 | India | 85 | 2022 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 5 | Thailand | 85 | 2022 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 85 | 2022 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 80 | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 8 | Mauritius | 80 | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 8 | Chad | 80 | 2022 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 8 | Uruguay | 80 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Australia | 75 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 75 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Canada | 75 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 12 | Gambia | 75 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 75 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 12 | New Zealand | 75 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 12 | Sudan | 75 | 2022 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 12 | Singapore | 75 | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 20 | Cameroon | 70 | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 20 | Ethiopia | 70 | 2022 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 20 | Kiribati | 70 | 2022 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 20 | Niger | 70 | 2022 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 70 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Tunisia | 70 | 2022 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 26 | Albania | 65 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 65 | 2022 | up 85.7% | rising |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Cyprus | 65 | 2022 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Germany | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Denmark | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Estonia | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 65 | 2022 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 26 | France | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Georgia | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Greece | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Hungary | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 65 | 2022 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 26 | Israel | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Italy | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 65 | 2022 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 26 | Lithuania | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Luxembourg | 65 | 2022 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 26 | Latvia | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Republic of Moldova | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Malta | 65 | 2022 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 26 | Montenegro | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Mongolia | 65 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 26 | Netherlands | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Poland | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Saudi Arabia | 65 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 26 | Slovakia | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Togo | 65 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Turkmenistan | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Uganda | 65 | 2022 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 26 | Ukraine | 65 | 2022 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 60 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 60 | 2022 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 60 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 66 | Gabon | 60 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Jamaica | 60 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 66 | Pakistan | 60 | 2022 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 55 | 2022 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Argentina | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Armenia | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | Bahrain | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Belarus | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | Chile | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | Costa Rica | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Djibouti | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Egypt | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Ghana | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Honduras | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Japan | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 73 | Korea | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | Kuwait | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Libya | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Madagascar | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Malaysia | 50 | 2022 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 73 | Namibia | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Nicaragua | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Oman | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Panama | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Peru | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 73 | Philippines | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | Qatar | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Russian Federation | 50 | 2022 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 73 | El Salvador | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Eswatini | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Seychelles | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Tonga | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Viet Nam | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Yemen | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Cook Islands | 50 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Comoros | 40 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Indonesia | 40 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Iraq | 40 | 2022 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 110 | Jordan | 40 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Lebanon | 40 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 110 | Uzbekistan | 40 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 116 | Switzerland | 35 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | China | 35 | 2022 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Brazil | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | volatile |
| 118 | Colombia | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | rising |
| 118 | Eritrea | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Fiji | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Guinea | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Iceland | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Kenya | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Mexico | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | North Macedonia | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Mali | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Mozambique | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Norway | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Naoero | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Serbia | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Syrian Arab Republic | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Tuvalu | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 30 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 118 | Samoa | 30 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Guatemala | 25 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Palestine, State of | 20 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Algeria | 15 | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | South Africa | 15 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.