Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Bulgaria or United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates, at 1.21 million against 1.20 million in Bulgaria as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?

7,740, with United Arab Emirates ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?

33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.

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.

Bulgaria vs United Arab Emirates: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Bulgaria

1.20 million

in 2012

United Arab Emirates

1.21 million

in 2012

Bulgaria rank

72nd

United Arab Emirates rank

70th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Bulgaria
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1.21 million against 1.20 million in Bulgaria, a difference of 7,740.

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

Bulgaria ranks 72nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 70th of 186 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.31 million	173,012	1.13 million	Bulgaria
1990s	1.31 million	305,920	1.01 million	Bulgaria
2000s	1.47 million	543,318	928,801	Bulgaria
2010s	1.26 million	1.15 million	108,430	Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Bulgaria or United Arab Emirates?: United Arab Emirates, at 1.21 million against 1.20 million in Bulgaria as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?: 7,740, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Bulgaria and United Arab Emirates rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Bulgaria ranks 72nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 70th 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
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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