Japan vs Thailand: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita
Japan
17.5%
in 2024
Thailand
17.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
93rd
Thailand rank
91st
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 17.8% against 17.5% in Japan, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 91st of 167 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 25.2% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.7% | 2.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 18.3% | 0.1% | Japan |
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, Japan or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 17.8% against 17.5% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Thailand?
- 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 93rd and Thailand ranks 91st 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.