What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

186,651, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Côte d'Ivoire

1.13 million

in 2012

Lao People's Democratic Republic

940,239

in 2012

Côte d'Ivoire rank

74th

Lao People's Democratic Republic rank

77th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Lao People's Democratic Republic

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 1.13 million against 940,239 in Lao People's Democratic Republic, a difference of 186,651.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 1.2 times Lao People's Democratic Republic's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 74th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 77th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Lao People's Democratic Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	441,622	561,126	119,505	Lao People's Democratic Republic
1990s	605,765	736,522	130,758	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2000s	806,085	822,077	15,992	Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s	1.08 million	914,580	161,563	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Côte d'Ivoire or Lao People's Democratic Republic?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 1.13 million against 940,239 in Lao People's Democratic Republic as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 186,651, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 74th and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 77th 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).