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

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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.65 million

in 2012

Nepal

2.87 million

in 2012

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

39th

Nepal rank

37th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nepal

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 2.87 million against 2.65 million in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 222,160.

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

Across all 33 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 39th and Nepal ranks 37th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nepal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.19 million	2.24 million	1.04 million	Nepal
1990s	1.62 million	2.97 million	1.35 million	Nepal
2000s	2.11 million	2.97 million	861,281	Nepal
2010s	2.56 million	2.81 million	245,650	Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nepal?: Nepal, at 2.87 million against 2.65 million in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nepal?: 222,160, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nepal?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nepal rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 39th and Nepal ranks 37th 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: 30 October 2026

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