Argentina vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Argentina
3.56 million
in 2012
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.36 million
in 2012
Argentina rank
29th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
26th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

  • Argentina
  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.36 million against 3.56 million in Argentina, a difference of 796,190.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.2 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 29th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 1 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Difference Ahead
1980s 3.05 million 2.66 million 392,773 Argentina
1990s 3.39 million 3.48 million 96,116 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 3.67 million 4.00 million 328,341 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 3.60 million 4.30 million 701,140 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Argentina or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.36 million against 3.56 million in Argentina as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Argentina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
796,190, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Argentina and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?
Argentina ranks 29th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME (2012) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers, men and women. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of daily smokers, men and women
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
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Estimates of the number of men and women who smoke cigarettes at least daily (all ages).