economic2022
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand
Compare affordability - percentage of gdp per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand across 183 countries or territories using one fixed 2022 WHO reference slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
6.5%
Median: 3.7%
Countries Covered
183
with available data
Highest
South Sudan
44.3%
Lowest
Luxembourg
0.5%
Top 5 Countries
1South Sudan44.3%
2Burundi33.6%
3Lesotho26.2%
4Central African Republic26.0%
5Mozambique25.8%
By Region
Other8.9%(105 countries)
Africa6.4%(9 countries)
Asia4.0%(24 countries)
Oceania3.9%(2 countries)
South America3.5%(7 countries)
Key Findings
- •183 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite % observation in the fixed 2022 slice.
- •South Sudan has the highest published value (44.33 %).
- •Luxembourg has the lowest published value (0.46 %).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.5%)High (44.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 6.5%)
Other (105)
Africa (9)
Asia (24)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand
MapTheory uses only finite ISO-mapped observations from the fixed 2022 WHO slice recorded below. Aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies, conflicting duplicate observations, and every other year or dimension slice are excluded; MapTheory never imputes or interpolates missing countries.
Methodology
Affordability - percentage of GDP per capita required to purchase 2000 cigarettes of the most sold brand
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 44.3% |
| 2 | Burundi | 33.6% |
| 3 | Lesotho | 26.2% |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 26.0% |
| 5 | Mozambique | 25.8% |
| 6 | Liberia | 24.8% |
| 7 | Vanuatu | 24.6% |
| 8 | Nepal | 22.3% |
| 9 | Republic of The Gambia | 21.5% |
| 10 | Madagascar | 21.4% |
| 11 | Kiribati | 21.2% |
| 12 | Tonga | 20.2% |
| 13 | State of Palestine | 18.6% |
| 14 | Malawi | 17.8% |
| 15 | Solomon Islands | 17.7% |
| 16 | Papua New Guinea | 16.9% |
| 17 | Yemen | 15.7% |
| 18 | Fiji | 15.6% |
| 19 | Tuvalu | 15.5% |
| 20 | Kenya | 15.2% |
| 21 | Bhutan | 15.2% |
| 22 | Mali | 15.1% |
| 23 | Sri Lanka | 15.0% |
| 24 | Jamaica | 14.7% |
| 25 | Burkina Faso | 14.7% |
| 26 | Niger | 14.4% |
| 27 | Samoa | 14.0% |
| 28 | United Republic of Tanzania | 13.9% |
| 29 | Turkmenistan | 13.2% |
| 30 | Nauru | 13.1% |
| 31 | Nicaragua | 12.9% |
| 32 | Uganda | 12.8% |
| 33 | Timor-Leste | 12.6% |
| 34 | Chad | 11.4% |
| 35 | Haiti | 11.1% |
| 36 | Rwanda | 10.5% |
| 37 | Togo | 10.3% |
| 38 | Sudan | 10.1% |
| 39 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 9.8% |
| 40 | India | 9.8% |
| 41 | Honduras | 9.4% |
| 42 | Ecuador | 9.4% |
| 43 | Tajikistan | 9.3% |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.9% |
| 45 | Zambia | 8.6% |
| 46 | Comoros | 8.3% |
| 47 | Senegal | 8.3% |
| 48 | Cape Verde | 8.0% |
| 49 | Guinea-Bissau | 7.5% |
| 50 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.5% |
| 51 | Eswatini | 7.4% |
| 52 | Cameroon | 7.1% |
| 53 | Philippines | 7.1% |
| 54 | El Salvador | 7.1% |
| 55 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.9% |
| 56 | Myanmar | 6.9% |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 6.8% |
| 58 | Jordan | 6.8% |
| 59 | Morocco | 6.7% |
| 60 | Namibia | 6.5% |
| 61 | Suriname | 6.2% |
| 62 | Benin | 5.9% |
| 63 | Angola | 5.9% |
| 64 | Guatemala | 5.8% |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 5.8% |
| 66 | Algeria | 5.8% |
| 67 | Nigeria | 5.7% |
| 68 | Dominican Republic | 5.5% |
| 69 | Ukraine | 5.4% |
| 70 | Botswana | 5.3% |
| 71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.3% |
| 72 | Palau | 5.3% |
| 73 | Marshall Islands | 5.2% |
| 74 | Indonesia | 5.0% |
| 75 | Ghana | 4.9% |
| 76 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.8% |
| 77 | Belize | 4.8% |
| 78 | Mauritania | 4.7% |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 4.7% |
| 80 | Mauritius | 4.6% |
| 81 | Seychelles | 4.5% |
| 82 | Peru | 4.4% |
| 83 | New Zealand | 4.3% |
| 84 | Maldives | 4.3% |
| 85 | Bangladesh | 4.2% |
| 86 | Barbados | 4.2% |
| 87 | Republic of the Congo | 4.1% |
| 88 | South Africa | 3.9% |
| 89 | Saint Lucia | 3.9% |
| 90 | Albania | 3.8% |
| 91 | Lebanon | 3.8% |
| 92 | Pakistan | 3.7% |
| 93 | Bahamas | 3.7% |
| 94 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.7% |
| 95 | Venezuela | 3.6% |
| 96 | Australia | 3.5% |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.5% |
| 98 | Tunisia | 3.5% |
| 99 | Malaysia | 3.4% |
| 100 | Panama | 3.4% |
| 101 | Dominica | 3.3% |
| 102 | Romania | 3.2% |
| 103 | Mexico | 3.2% |
| 104 | Hungary | 3.2% |
| 105 | Georgia | 3.1% |
| 106 | Serbia | 3.1% |
| 107 | Armenia | 3.0% |
| 108 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 2.9% |
| 109 | Montenegro | 2.9% |
| 110 | Grenada | 2.8% |
| 111 | Cambodia | 2.8% |
| 112 | Egypt | 2.8% |
| 113 | United Kingdom | 2.8% |
| 114 | Colombia | 2.7% |
| 115 | Saudi Arabia | 2.7% |
| 116 | Thailand | 2.7% |
| 117 | Oman | 2.7% |
| 118 | Chile | 2.6% |
| 119 | France | 2.6% |
| 120 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.5% |
| 121 | Vietnam | 2.4% |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 2.4% |
| 123 | Greece | 2.3% |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.3% |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.3% |
| 126 | Uruguay | 2.3% |
| 127 | Bahrain | 2.2% |
| 128 | Slovakia | 2.2% |
| 129 | Bulgaria | 2.2% |
| 130 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.2% |
| 131 | Cuba | 2.1% |
| 132 | Canada | 2.0% |
| 133 | Croatia | 2.0% |
| 134 | Czech Republic | 2.0% |
| 135 | Poland | 2.0% |
| 136 | Israel | 2.0% |
| 137 | Latvia | 2.0% |
| 138 | Lithuania | 1.9% |
| 139 | Spain | 1.9% |
| 140 | Finland | 1.9% |
| 141 | Portugal | 1.9% |
| 142 | Türkiye | 1.9% |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 1.9% |
| 144 | Italy | 1.9% |
| 145 | People's Republic of China | 1.9% |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.8% |
| 147 | Mongolia | 1.8% |
| 148 | Malta | 1.8% |
| 149 | Argentina | 1.7% |
| 150 | Russian Federation | 1.7% |
| 151 | Norway | 1.7% |
| 152 | Belgium | 1.7% |
| 153 | Germany | 1.7% |
| 154 | Ireland | 1.6% |
| 155 | Cyprus | 1.6% |
| 156 | Estonia | 1.6% |
| 157 | Gabon | 1.6% |
| 158 | Iceland | 1.6% |
| 159 | Netherlands | 1.5% |
| 160 | Slovenia | 1.5% |
| 161 | Libya | 1.4% |
| 162 | Denmark | 1.4% |
| 163 | Japan | 1.4% |
| 164 | Singapore | 1.3% |
| 165 | Sweden | 1.3% |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 1.3% |
| 167 | San Marino | 1.2% |
| 168 | Austria | 1.2% |
| 169 | Brazil | 1.2% |
| 170 | Guyana | 1.2% |
| 171 | Kazakhstan | 1.2% |
| 172 | United States of America | 1.1% |
| 173 | South Korea | 1.1% |
| 174 | Switzerland | 1.0% |
| 175 | Andorra | 1.0% |
| 176 | Belarus | 0.8% |
| 177 | Iraq | 0.8% |
| 178 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.8% |
| 179 | Paraguay | 0.8% |
| 180 | Kuwait | 0.7% |
| 181 | Qatar | 0.7% |
| 182 | Monaco | 0.5% |
| 183 | Luxembourg | 0.5% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Health Organization (2022).
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