Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Canada or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.65 million against 2.33 million in Canada as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?

314,400, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?

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.

Canada vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Canada

2.33 million

in 2012

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.65 million

in 2012

Canada rank

41st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

39th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Canada
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.65 million against 2.33 million in Canada, a difference of 314,400.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.

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

Canada ranks 41st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 39th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	3.61 million	1.19 million	2.42 million	Canada
1990s	3.18 million	1.62 million	1.57 million	Canada
2000s	2.53 million	2.11 million	420,281	Canada
2010s	2.36 million	2.56 million	207,823	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Canada or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.65 million against 2.33 million in Canada as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 314,400, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Canada and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Canada ranks 41st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 39th 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).