Cuba vs Malaysia: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita
Cuba
16.1%
in 2024
Malaysia
16.9%
in 2024
Cuba rank
99th
Malaysia rank
96th
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cuba
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 16.9% against 16.1% in Cuba, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 99th and Malaysia ranks 96th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.8% | 25.2% | 9.6% | Cuba |
| 2010s | 24.9% | 20.9% | 4.0% | Cuba |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 17.4% | 0.2% | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita, Cuba or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 16.9% against 16.1% in Cuba as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita between Cuba and Malaysia?
- 0.8%, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Malaysia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and Malaysia rank globally for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Cuba ranks 99th and Malaysia ranks 96th 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 adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita. 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 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.