Korea, Democratic People's Republic of vs Malaysia: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.36 million
in 2012
Malaysia
3.96 million
in 2012
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
26th
Malaysia rank
27th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

  • Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
  • Malaysia
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How they compare

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of currently reports 4.36 million against 3.96 million in Malaysia, a difference of 400,520.

That makes Korea, Democratic People's Republic of's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has been ahead every year.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 27th of 186 countries.

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Malaysia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.66 million 2.15 million 505,479 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
1990s 3.48 million 2.82 million 665,023 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2000s 4.00 million 3.39 million 614,224 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
2010s 4.30 million 3.85 million 447,777 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Korea, Democratic People's Republic of or Malaysia?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, at 4.36 million against 3.96 million in Malaysia as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia?
400,520, with Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Malaysia rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Malaysia ranks 27th 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

Estimates of the number of men and women who smoke cigarettes at least daily (all ages).