What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Indonesia and United States of America?

29.17 million, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?

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.

Indonesia vs United States of America: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Indonesia

49.84 million

in 2012

United States of America

20.67 million

in 2012

Indonesia rank

3rd

United States of America rank

6th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Indonesia
United States of America

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 49.84 million against 20.67 million in United States of America, a difference of 29.17 million.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 2.4 times United States of America's.

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

Indonesia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1980s	25.91 million	26.65 million	738,550	United States of America
1990s	34.15 million	23.77 million	10.38 million	Indonesia
2000s	42.08 million	22.42 million	19.66 million	Indonesia
2010s	48.44 million	20.90 million	27.54 million	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Indonesia or United States of America?: Indonesia, at 49.84 million against 20.67 million in United States of America as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Indonesia and United States of America?: 29.17 million, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Indonesia ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 6th 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).