Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Peru or Syrian Arab Republic?

Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.00 million against 1.86 million in Peru as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Peru and Syrian Arab Republic?

140,910, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Peru 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.

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

Peru

1.86 million

in 2012

Syrian Arab Republic

2.00 million

in 2012

Peru rank

49th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

47th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Peru
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 2.00 million against 1.86 million in Peru, a difference of 140,910.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 49th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 47th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Peru averaged higher in 3 and Syrian Arab Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Peru	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
1980s	812,856	776,198	36,658	Peru
1990s	1.11 million	1.08 million	23,267	Peru
2000s	1.56 million	1.56 million	1,509	Peru
2010s	1.81 million	1.98 million	168,630	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Peru or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 2.00 million against 1.86 million in Peru as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Peru and Syrian Arab Republic?: 140,910, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Syrian Arab Republic?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Peru and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Peru ranks 49th 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).