Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Sierra Leone or Palestine, State of?

Sierra Leone, at 507,666 against 485,714 in Palestine, State of as of 2012.

What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?

21,952, with Sierra Leone ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?

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.

Sierra Leone vs Palestine, State of: Number of daily smokers, men and women

Sierra Leone

507,666

in 2012

Palestine, State of

485,714

in 2012

Sierra Leone rank

105th

Palestine, State of rank

107th

Number of daily smokers, men and women over time

Sierra Leone
Palestine, State of

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 507,666 against 485,714 in Palestine, State of, a difference of 21,952.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Sierra Leone ranks 105th and Palestine, State of ranks 107th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 3 and Palestine, State of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sierra Leone	Palestine, State of	Difference	Ahead
1980s	303,828	212,514	91,314	Sierra Leone
1990s	326,520	322,972	3,548	Sierra Leone
2000s	410,596	422,624	12,029	Palestine, State of
2010s	495,777	468,339	27,438	Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of daily smokers, men and women, Sierra Leone or Palestine, State of?: Sierra Leone, at 507,666 against 485,714 in Palestine, State of as of 2012.
What is the difference in number of daily smokers, men and women between Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?: 21,952, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2012.
How do Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of rank globally for number of daily smokers, men and women?: Sierra Leone ranks 105th and Palestine, State of ranks 107th 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).