Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Chile or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 2.29 million against 2.16 million in Chile as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Chile and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

129,170, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?

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.

Chile vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Chile

2.16 million

in 2012

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

2.29 million

in 2012

Chile rank

45th

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank

43rd

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Chile
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

How they compare

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of currently reports 2.29 million against 2.16 million in Chile, a difference of 129,170.

That makes Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.

Chile ranks 45th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.57 million	1.58 million	9,035	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s	1.97 million	1.74 million	222,497	Chile
2000s	1.99 million	2.01 million	25,103	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s	2.12 million	2.23 million	104,560	Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Chile or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, at 2.29 million against 2.16 million in Chile as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Chile and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 129,170, with Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Chile and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Chile ranks 45th and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 43rd 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).