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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
4.36 million
in 2012
Poland
4.92 million
in 2012
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
26th
Poland rank
25th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

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

Poland currently reports 4.92 million against 4.36 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 556,820.

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

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

Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Poland ranks 25th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea, Democratic People's Republic of Poland Difference Ahead
1980s 2.66 million 7.06 million 4.41 million Poland
1990s 3.48 million 6.40 million 2.92 million Poland
2000s 4.00 million 5.25 million 1.25 million Poland
2010s 4.30 million 4.92 million 623,460 Poland

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 Poland?
Poland, at 4.92 million against 4.36 million in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Poland?
556,820, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Poland?
33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Korea, Democratic People's Republic of and Poland rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 26th and Poland ranks 25th 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).