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

102,440, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Kazakhstan?

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.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

2.65 million

in 2012

Kazakhstan

2.54 million

in 2012

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

39th

Kazakhstan rank

40th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Kazakhstan

How they compare

Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 2.65 million against 2.54 million in Kazakhstan, a difference of 102,440.

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

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 39th and Kazakhstan ranks 40th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Kazakhstan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.19 million	1.34 million	149,039	Kazakhstan
1990s	1.62 million	1.38 million	230,853	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s	2.11 million	1.95 million	155,892	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	2.56 million	2.51 million	53,567	Congo, Democratic Republic of the

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Congo, Democratic Republic of the or Kazakhstan?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 2.65 million against 2.54 million in Kazakhstan as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Kazakhstan?: 102,440, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Kazakhstan?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Kazakhstan rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 39th and Kazakhstan ranks 40th 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).