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

180,090, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

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 Saudi Arabia: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

2.65 million

in 2012

Saudi Arabia

2.83 million

in 2012

Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank

39th

Saudi Arabia rank

38th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Congo, Democratic Republic of the
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 2.83 million against 2.65 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the, a difference of 180,090.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Congo, Democratic Republic of the's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.

Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Democratic Republic of the	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.19 million	484,668	709,054	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
1990s	1.62 million	1.22 million	396,620	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2000s	2.11 million	2.07 million	40,539	Congo, Democratic Republic of the
2010s	2.56 million	2.73 million	163,013	Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 2.83 million against 2.65 million in Congo, Democratic Republic of the as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Saudi Arabia?: 180,090, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Saudi Arabia?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Congo, Democratic Republic of the and Saudi Arabia rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 39th and Saudi Arabia ranks 38th 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).