What is the difference in daily cigarette consumption per smoker between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Portugal?

0.2, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Portugal?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

Where does this data come from?

IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Daily cigarette consumption per smoker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Portugal: Daily cigarette consumption per smoker

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

14.9

in 2012

Portugal

14.7

in 2012

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank

112th

Portugal rank

115th

Daily cigarette consumption per smoker over time

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Portugal

How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 14.9 against 14.7 in Portugal, a difference of 0.2.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Portugal ahead.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 115th of 186 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Democratic People's Republic of	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	17.05	24.18	7.13	Portugal
1990s	14.59	23.12	8.53	Portugal
2000s	14.35	18.09	3.74	Portugal
2010s	14.83	15.03	0.2	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher daily cigarette consumption per smoker, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Portugal?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 14.9 against 14.7 in Portugal as of 2012.
What is the difference in daily cigarette consumption per smoker between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Portugal?: 0.2, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Portugal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Portugal rank globally for daily cigarette consumption per smoker?: Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 112th and Portugal ranks 115th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Daily cigarette consumption per smoker. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Daily cigarette consumption per smoker
Source: IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Average cigarette consumption per smoker per day (all ages and both sexes combined).