Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Greece or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.00 million against 1.86 million in Greece as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Greece and Syrian Arab Republic?

138,650, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Syrian Arab 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.

Greece vs Syrian Arab Republic: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Greece

1.86 million

in 2012

Syrian Arab Republic

2.00 million

in 2012

Greece rank

48th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

47th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Greece
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.00 million against 1.86 million in Greece, a difference of 138,650.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 47th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	2.07 million	776,198	1.30 million	Greece
1990s	2.28 million	1.08 million	1.19 million	Greece
2000s	2.18 million	1.56 million	619,597	Greece
2010s	1.91 million	1.98 million	70,993	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Greece or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.00 million against 1.86 million in Greece as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Greece and Syrian Arab Republic?: 138,650, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Syrian Arab Republic?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Greece and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Greece ranks 48th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 47th 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).