Ranking

Global Rankings: Measuring Progress Through Sweden’s Success Lens

Path to Smoke-Free analyzes the progress of countries worldwide in their pursuit of becoming smoke-free. This includes, where possible, against their smoke-free targets. Our unique ranking system assesses the Accessibility, Acceptability, and Affordability of innovative nicotine products in countries that have already implemented traditional public policies and regulatory frameworks, including those proposed by the WHO and the EU. These three elements in Sweden’s experience have contributed to reducing the smoking rate to 5.3% and making them a global smoke-free leader.

We assess nations across these proven success factors:

Accessibility

Ensuring innovative nicotine products are available through conventional and online retail channels, with comprehensive and relevant information for adults.

Acceptability

Leveraging a variety of flavors and nicotine levels in innovative nicotine products to provide a compelling and realistic alternative to smoking.

Affordability

Ensuring that taxes on innovative nicotine products remain at a level that does not discourage adults from choosing to use them over smoking due to cost.

Access our ranking, which combines the 3 As, or dive deeper into individual rankings for Accessibility, Acceptability, and Affordability and our recommendations to understand specific areas of progress and opportunity better.

Country ▲ ▼	Path to Smoke-Free ▲ ▼	Accessibility ▲ ▼	Acceptability ▲ ▼	Affordability ▲ ▼
Albania	17	27	1	25
Algeria	57	59	1	69
Angola	68	66	1	69
Argentina	90	91	87	64
Armenia	33	40	1	47
Australia	76	76	77	69
Austria	20	25	44	4
Azerbaijan	47	56	1	22
Bahrain	55	55	41	69
Bangladesh	83	84	78	69
Barbados	59	62	1	10
Belgium	45	47	62	42
Bolivia	38	44	1	57
Brazil	91	88	87	69
Bulgaria	26	20	44	50
Cameroon	65	64	30	49
Canada	19	14	60	53
Chile	46	54	38	15
China	74	58	76	69
Colombia	72	75	38	10
Costa Rica	50	57	1	52
Croatia	25	31	44	4
Cyprus	27	24	44	18
Czech Republic	5	4	58	22
Denmark	48	43	66	34
Dominican Republic	70	72	43	3
Ecuador	35	46	1	15
Egypt	2	1	1	69
El Salvador	40	53	1	10
Estonia	39	30	66	25
Fiji	61	61	1	68
Finland	52	41	69	25
France	14	17	44	10
Georgia	15	19	1	55
Germany	18	18	62	34
Ghana	69	67	1	69
Greece	12	12	44	25
Guatemala	63	70	1	1
Honduras	37	51	1	14
Hong Kong SAR	95	95	95	69
Hungary	58	49	72	40
Iceland	11	15	31	44
India	95	95	95	69
Indonesia	42	50	1	46
Iraq	85	85	78	66
Ireland	7	5	44	18
Italy	34	35	44	22
Japan	79	78	82	69
Jordan	4	3	1	69
Kazakhstan	84	83	83	69
Kenya	75	74	1	60
Kuwait	66	63	37	69
Latvia	49	36	72	34
Lebanon	10	10	1	69
Lithuania	53	38	74	42
Luxembourg	36	37	44	38
Malaysia	44	52	38	41
Malta	30	28	62	15
Mexico	93	93	92	62
Moldova	41	42	31	69
Mongolia	64	67	1	9
Montenegro	51	32	69	61
Morocco	67	65	1	69
Nepal	81	81	78	69
Netherlands	56	48	74	8
New Zealand	22	28	41	34
Nicaragua	87	87	86	69
Nigeria	62	69	29	2
North Macedonia	13	21	31	18
Norway	92	92	92	69
Oman	88	86	91	69
Pakistan	60	60	1	67
Panama	86	90	87	6
Paraguay	43	45	1	64
Peru	8	16	1	7
Philippines	28	33	1	38
Poland	23	23	44	25
Portugal	31	26	44	45
Qatar	95	95	95	69
Romania	21	22	44	25
Saudi Arabia	24	6	65	69
Serbia	29	34	31	25
Slovakia	3	2	44	25
Slovenia	54	39	71	50
South Africa	73	73	28	57
South Korea	77	77	59	69
Spain	9	9	44	25
Sri Lanka	94	94	94	69
Switzerland	6	8	1	47
Taiwan	82	82	83	69
Thailand	95	95	95	69
Türkiye	95	95	95	69
Turkmenistan	95	95	95	69
UAE	71	71	31	69
UK (England)	1	7	31	18
Ukraine	32	12	68	57
United States	16	11	61	56
Uruguay	80	80	78	69
Uzbekistan	78	79	83	53
Venezuela	89	89	87	62
Vietnam	95	95	95	69