Countries by Smoking Rate
Complete ranking of 164 countries • % • Updated 2026
About Smoking Prevalence % Rankings
Nauru leads all 164 countries in Smoking Prevalence % with a value of 48.3, while Nigeria ranks last at 3.30. This represents a 15-fold difference between the highest and lowest values.
What Smoking Prevalence % Measures
Smoking Prevalence % is a comparative indicator tracked across countries by the World Bank. It provides a quantitative basis for cross-national comparison, enabling researchers and policymakers to benchmark national performance on this dimension against global peers.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Smoking Prevalence % across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 3.30 (Nigeria) to 48.3 (Nauru) — a 15-fold difference across 164 countries.
Regional Patterns
European countries lead with 9 entries in the top 20, though representation spans multiple continents. Regional factors clearly play a role, but outliers from other parts of the world show that national policy and geography matter as much as continental trends.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 11.3 to 27.2. The overall spread from 3.30 to 48.3 reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Nauru and Myanmar are separated by only 9%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Ranked
The top five countries for Smoking Prevalence % are Nauru (48.3), Myanmar (44.4), Kiribati (39.7), Papua New Guinea (39.6), and Bulgaria (39.5). Together, these nations represent the global leaders in this metric.
Lowest Ranked
At the other end of the spectrum, Nigeria (3.30), Ghana (3.40), Panama (5.20), Ethiopia (5.20), and Turkmenistan (5.60) have the lowest values globally.
Data Source & Methodology
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank, covering 164 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Full Rankings
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Nauru | 48.3% | Oceania | 100% |
| 2nd |  Myanmar | 44.4% | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd |  Kiribati | 39.7% | Oceania | 99% |
| 4th |  Papua New Guinea | 39.6% | Oceania | 98% |
| 5th |  Bulgaria | 39.5% | Europe | 98% |
| 6th |  Serbia | 39.5% | Europe | 97% |
| 7th |  Timor-Leste | 38.7% | Asia | 96% |
| 8th |  Indonesia | 38.2% | Asia | 96% |
| 9th |  Croatia | 37.0% | Europe | 95% |
| 10th |  Solomon Islands | 36.9% | Oceania | 95% |
| 11th |  Andorra | 36.3% | Europe | 94% |
| 12th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36.2% | Europe | 93% |
| 13th |  Cyprus | 35.6% | Europe | 93% |
| 14th |  Jordan | 35.6% | Asia | 92% |
| 15th |  France | 34.6% | Europe | 91% |
| 16th |  Lebanon | 34.3% | Asia | 91% |
| 17th |  Latvia | 33.9% | Europe | 90% |
| 18th |  Tuvalu | 33.7% | Oceania | 90% |
| 19th |  Bangladesh | 32.9% | Asia | 89% |
| 20th |  Greece | 32.8% | Europe | 88% |
| 21st |  Slovakia | 32.4% | Europe | 88% |
| 22nd |  Hungary | 32.2% | Europe | 87% |
| 23rd |  Montenegro | 32.0% | Europe | 87% |
| 24th |  Georgia | 31.8% | Europe | 86% |
| 25th |  Lithuania | 31.4% | Europe | 85% |
| 26th |  Tonga | 31.3% | Oceania | 85% |
| 27th |  Turkey | 30.5% | Europe | 84% |
| 28th |  Belarus | 30.1% | Europe | 84% |
| 29th |  Romania | 30.0% | Europe | 83% |
| 30th |  Czechia | 29.9% | Europe | 82% |
| 31st |  Marshall Islands | 29.8% | Oceania | 82% |
| 32nd |  Moldova | 29.7% | Europe | 81% |
| 33rd |  Mongolia | 29.5% | Asia | 80% |
| 34th |  Russia | 29.2% | Europe | 80% |
| 35th |  Chile | 28.7% | South America | 79% |
| 36th |  Spain | 28.4% | Europe | 79% |
| 37th |  Estonia | 28.3% | Europe | 78% |
| 38th |  Nepal | 28.3% | Asia | 77% |
| 39th |  Fiji | 27.6% | Oceania | 77% |
| 40th |  Kyrgyzstan | 27.3% | Asia | 76% |
| 41st |  Laos | 27.2% | Asia | 76% |
| 42nd |  Madagascar | 26.8% | Africa | 75% |
| 43rd |  Belgium | 26.7% | Europe | 74% |
| 44th |  Maldives | 26.3% | Asia | 74% |
| 45th |  Portugal | 25.6% | Europe | 73% |
| 46th |  Switzerland | 25.5% | Europe | 73% |
| 47th |  Armenia | 24.9% | Europe | 72% |
| 48th |  Austria | 24.9% | Europe | 71% |
| 49th |  Ukraine | 24.9% | Europe | 71% |
| 50th |  Egypt | 24.7% | Africa | 70% |
| 51st |  Malta | 24.7% | Europe | 70% |
| 52nd |  India | 24.3% | Asia | 69% |
| 53rd |  Lesotho | 24.3% | Africa | 68% |
| 54th |  United States | 24.3% | North America | 68% |
| 55th |  Argentina | 23.8% | South America | 67% |
| 56th |  Poland | 23.6% | Europe | 66% |
| 57th |  China | 23.4% | Asia | 66% |
| 58th |  Luxembourg | 23.0% | Europe | 65% |
| 59th |  Afghanistan | 22.7% | Asia | 65% |
| 60th |  Sweden | 22.7% | Europe | 64% |
| 61st |  Vietnam | 22.5% | Asia | 63% |
| 62nd |  Samoa | 22.5% | Oceania | 63% |
| 63rd |  Italy | 22.4% | Europe | 62% |
| 64th |  Finland | 22.3% | Europe | 62% |
| 65th |  Kazakhstan | 22.2% | Asia | 61% |
| 66th |  Malaysia | 22.0% | Asia | 60% |
| 67th |  Albania | 21.9% | Europe | 60% |
| 68th |  Yemen | 21.4% | Asia | 59% |
| 69th |  Germany | 21.3% | Europe | 59% |
| 70th |  Netherlands | 21.3% | Europe | 58% |
| 71st |  Algeria | 21.2% | Africa | 57% |
| 72nd |  Mauritius | 20.9% | Africa | 57% |
| 73rd |  South Africa | 20.7% | Africa | 56% |
| 74th |  Tunisia | 20.5% | Africa | 55% |
| 75th |  Uruguay | 20.5% | South America | 55% |
| 76th |  Israel | 20.4% | Asia | 54% |
| 77th |  Philippines | 20.4% | Asia | 54% |
| 78th |  Seychelles | 20.2% | Africa | 53% |
| 79th |  Slovenia | 20.1% | Europe | 52% |
| 80th |  South Korea | 20.0% | Asia | 52% |
| 81st |  Kuwait | 19.9% | Asia | 51% |
| 82nd |  Azerbaijan | 19.6% | Europe | 51% |
| 83rd |  Sri Lanka | 19.5% | Asia | 50% |
| 84th |  Ireland | 19.3% | Europe | 49% |
| 85th |  Iraq | 19.2% | Asia | 49% |
| 86th |  Japan | 19.2% | Asia | 48% |
| 87th |  Thailand | 19.2% | Asia | 48% |
| 88th |  Pakistan | 18.9% | Asia | 47% |
| 89th |  Bhutan | 18.7% | Asia | 46% |
| 90th |  Botswana | 18.7% | Africa | 46% |
| 91st |  Cuba | 17.4% | North America | 45% |
| 92nd |  Palau | 17.3% | Oceania | 45% |
| 93rd |  Cambodia | 17.2% | Asia | 44% |
| 94th |  Comoros | 17.2% | Africa | 43% |
| 95th |  Uzbekistan | 16.7% | Asia | 43% |
| 96th |  North Korea | 16.5% | Asia | 42% |
| 97th |  Brunei | 16.4% | Asia | 41% |
| 98th |  Singapore | 16.4% | Asia | 41% |
| 99th |  Denmark | 16.2% | Europe | 40% |
| 100th |  Congo | 15.4% | Africa | 40% |
| 101st |  Bahrain | 15.0% | Asia | 39% |
| 102nd |  Mexico | 14.9% | North America | 38% |
| 103rd |  Saudi Arabia | 14.9% | Asia | 38% |
| 104th |  Zambia | 14.6% | Africa | 37% |
| 105th |  Burkina Faso | 14.3% | Africa | 37% |
| 106th |  Rwanda | 14.3% | Africa | 36% |
| 107th |  United Kingdom | 14.2% | Europe | 35% |
| 108th |  Norway | 14.2% | Europe | 35% |
| 109th |  Namibia | 14.1% | Africa | 34% |
| 110th |  Saint Lucia | 13.8% | North America | 34% |
| 111st |  Iran | 13.3% | Asia | 33% |
| 112nd |  Australia | 13.1% | Oceania | 32% |
| 113rd |  Morocco | 13.0% | Africa | 32% |
| 114th |  Sierra Leone | 12.9% | Africa | 31% |
| 115th |  Qatar | 12.5% | Asia | 30% |
| 116th |  Bolivia | 12.4% | South America | 30% |
| 117th |  Honduras | 12.3% | North America | 29% |
| 118th |  Brazil | 12.2% | South America | 29% |
| 119th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 12.2% | Africa | 28% |
| 120th |  New Zealand | 12.2% | Oceania | 27% |
| 121st |  Canada | 12.0% | North America | 27% |
| 122nd |  Guatemala | 11.9% | North America | 26% |
| 123rd |  Bahamas | 11.3% | North America | 26% |
| 124th |  Zimbabwe | 11.3% | Africa | 25% |
| 125th |  Burundi | 11.2% | Africa | 24% |
| 126th |  Guyana | 11.1% | North America | 24% |
| 127th |  Cabo Verde | 11.0% | Africa | 23% |
| 128th |  Kenya | 10.7% | Africa | 23% |
| 129th |  Paraguay | 10.7% | South America | 22% |
| 130th |  Dominican Republic | 10.5% | North America | 21% |
| 131st |  Gambia | 10.5% | Africa | 21% |
| 132nd |  Ecuador | 10.2% | South America | 20% |
| 133rd |  Jamaica | 9.7% | North America | 20% |
| 134th |  Malawi | 9.7% | Africa | 19% |
| 135th |  Mauritania | 9.5% | Africa | 18% |
| 136th |  Eswatini | 9.5% | Africa | 18% |
| 137th |  Iceland | 9.4% | Europe | 17% |
| 138th |  Tanzania | 9.3% | Africa | 16% |
| 139th |  United Arab Emirates | 9.0% | Asia | 16% |
| 140th |  Costa Rica | 8.9% | North America | 15% |
| 141st |  El Salvador | 8.9% | North America | 15% |
| 142nd |  Belize | 8.8% | North America | 14% |
| 143rd |  Côte d'Ivoire | 8.8% | Africa | 13% |
| 144th |  Oman | 8.4% | Asia | 13% |
| 145th |  Colombia | 8.2% | North America | 12% |
| 146th |  Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | Africa | 12% |
| 147th |  Liberia | 8.2% | Africa | 11% |
| 148th |  Haiti | 8.1% | North America | 10% |
| 149th |  Mali | 8.0% | Africa | 10% |
| 150th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 7.8% | Africa | 9% |
| 151st |  Niger | 7.7% | Africa | 9% |
| 152nd |  Uganda | 7.5% | Africa | 8% |
| 153rd |  Chad | 7.4% | Africa | 7% |
| 154th |  Peru | 7.1% | South America | 7% |
| 155th |  Barbados | 7.0% | North America | 6% |
| 156th |  Cameroon | 6.5% | Africa | 5% |
| 157th |  Senegal | 6.5% | Africa | 5% |
| 158th |  Togo | 6.4% | Africa | 4% |
| 159th |  Benin | 6.3% | Africa | 4% |
| 160th |  Turkmenistan | 5.6% | Asia | 3% |
| 161st |  Ethiopia | 5.2% | Africa | 2% |
| 162nd |  Panama | 5.2% | North America | 2% |
| 163rd |  Ghana | 3.4% | Africa | 1% |
| 164th |  Nigeria | 3.3% | Africa | 1% |