Nauru is the country with the highest smoking rate in the world.
According to available data, Nauru exhibits the highest prevalence of smoking among its population. Specifically, around 52.1% of Nauruans are smokers. Interestingly, the smoking rates are slightly higher among women (52.6%) compared to men (51.7%) in Nauru, a deviation from typical global trends. The second-highest rate belongs to Kiribati, whose (52.0%) total consists of 68.6% of males and 35.5% of females, which is a more typical distribution.