Madagascar vs Maldives: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita
Madagascar
25.6%
in 2024
Maldives
25.5%
in 2024
Madagascar rank
46th
Maldives rank
47th
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita over time
- Madagascar
- Maldives
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 25.6% against 25.5% in Maldives, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 46th and Maldives ranks 47th of 167 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.0% | 38.6% | 7.4% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 32.1% | 2.5% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 26.7% | 26.5% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
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, Madagascar or Maldives?
- Madagascar, at 25.6% against 25.5% in Maldives as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita between Madagascar and Maldives?
- 0.1%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Maldives?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and Maldives rank globally for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 46th and Maldives ranks 47th 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.