Kenya vs Tanzania: Number of daily smokers gender

Kenya
2.25 million
in 2012
Tanzania
2.30 million
in 2012
Kenya rank
44th
Tanzania rank
42nd

Number of daily smokers gender over time

  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 2.30 million against 2.25 million in Kenya, a difference of 47,090.

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

Kenya ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 985,852 1.23 million 245,139 Tanzania
1990s 1.47 million 1.68 million 211,629 Tanzania
2000s 1.90 million 2.07 million 166,838 Tanzania
2010s 2.17 million 2.26 million 95,983 Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers gender, Kenya or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 2.30 million against 2.25 million in Kenya as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers gender between Kenya and Tanzania?
47,090, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for number of daily smokers gender?
Kenya ranks 44th and Tanzania ranks 42nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Number of daily smokers gender. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of daily smokers gender
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,138 data points, 1980–2012
Last refreshed