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

350,060, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

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 Tanzania: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Democratic Republic of Congo

2.65 million

in 2012

Tanzania

2.30 million

in 2012

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

39th

Tanzania rank

42nd

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Tanzania

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2.65 million against 2.30 million in Tanzania, a difference of 350,060.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania's.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1980s	1.19 million	1.23 million	37,269	Tanzania
1990s	1.62 million	1.68 million	66,686	Tanzania
2000s	2.11 million	2.07 million	37,711	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	2.56 million	2.26 million	302,320	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, Democratic Republic of Congo or Tanzania?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2.65 million against 2.30 million in Tanzania as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?: 350,060, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Tanzania rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 39th and Tanzania ranks 42nd 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).