How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya 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.

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

Kenya

2.25 million

in 2012

Syrian Arab Republic

2.00 million

in 2012

Kenya rank

44th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

47th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Kenya
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 2.25 million against 2.00 million in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 252,110.

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

Across all 33 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 44th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 47th of 186 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	985,852	776,198	209,654	Kenya
1990s	1.47 million	1.08 million	385,244	Kenya
2000s	1.90 million	1.56 million	343,131	Kenya
2010s	2.17 million	1.98 million	182,923	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Kenya or Syrian Arab Republic?: Kenya, at 2.25 million against 2.00 million in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic?: 252,110, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Kenya and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Kenya ranks 44th 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).