Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita
Rwanda
10.1%
in 2024
Zimbabwe
11.0%
in 2024
Rwanda rank
133rd
Zimbabwe rank
130th
Share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. GDP per capita over time
- Rwanda
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 11.0% against 10.1% in Rwanda, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Rwanda's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Rwanda ahead.
Rwanda ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 21.8% | 14.9% | 6.8% | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 11.4% | 11.5% | 0.1% | Zimbabwe |
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, Rwanda or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 11.0% against 10.1% in Rwanda as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita between Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 0.9%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Zimbabwe?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Rwanda and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of adults who smoke or use other tobacco vs. gdp per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 133rd and Zimbabwe ranks 130th 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.