GLOBAL TOBACCO INDUSTRY INTERFERENCE INDEX

The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index (Global Tobacco Index) measures efforts by governments to address tobacco industry interference. Countries that scored well on the Global Tobacco Index have prevailed against tobacco industry interference by implementing measures to protect themselves.


This report is based on publicly available information on tobacco industry interference in countries and their respective governments’ responses to these interferences. Countries are ranked according to total scores provided by civil society groups. The lower the score, the lower the overall level of interference, which augurs well for the country.

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  • 0-9
  • 10-19
  • 20-29
  • 30-39
  • 40-49
  • 50-59
  • 60-69
  • 70-79
  • 80-89
  • 90-100

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Argentina

Bangladesh

Brazil

Brunei Darussalam

Cambodia

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Czech Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

Ethiopia

France

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

India

Indonesia

Iran

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Lao PDR

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mexico

Mozambique

Myanmar

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

Nigeria

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

Romania

Solomon Islands

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Tanzania

Thailand

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United Kingdom

United States of America

Uruguay

Vietnam

Zambia

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OVERALL SCORE
23.9
Rank
85th of 140
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COUNTRY RANKINGS


The Global Tobacco Index rates countries on their response to tobacco industry interference through a survey questionnaire. The questionnaire, developed from Article 5.3 Guidelines, contains 20 questions covering 7 indicators of industry interference on which countries are scored:

  • Indicator 1 (I1): The industry's participation in policy development
  • Indicator 2 (I2): Tobacco industry-related corporate social responsibility activities
  • Indicator 3 (I3): Benefits given to the tobacco industry
  • Indicator 4 (I4): Unnecessary interaction between government and industry
  • Indicator 5 (I5): Measures for transparency
  • Indicator 6 (I6). Preventing conflicts of interest
  • Indicator 7 (I7). Measures that prevent industry influence

Sort the list to view which countries experienced the most and least interference on each indicator of the Global Tobacco Index, or use the search bar to see the breakdown of scores from a country. Click on the button below to download the full data set.

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# COUNTRY i1 i2 i3 i4 i5 i6 i7 TOTAL SCORE
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Argentina 5 5 7 15 6 9 19 66
30
Bangladesh 6 5 10 8 8 13 18 68
14
Brazil 9 2 4 11 6 4 12 48
1
Brunei Darussalam 1 0 0 0 6 1 6 14
15
Cambodia 4 3 6 3 7 9 17 49
13
Canada 5 3 7 8 4 4 16 47
24
Chile 6 3 10 7 5 14 19 64
31
China 18 5 7 12 8 9 18 77
31
Colombia 15 4 7 15 9 9 18 77
15
Costa Rica 5 4 4 6 8 0 22 49
21
Czech Republic 7 3 8 5 10 7 20 60
28
Ecuador 10 5 8 12 7 6 21 69
22
Egypt 9 5 1 9 10 5 22 61
10
Ethiopia 7 2 6 6 4 5 12 42
2
France 4 1 2 3 3 4 10 27
31
Georgia 15 4 8 9 10 9 22 77
23
Germany 5 5 7 7 8 8 23 63
20
Ghana 6 3 6 3 10 7 23 58
22
India 7 4 5 9 10 10 16 61
33
Indonesia 15 5 10 15 10 11 16 82
6
Iran 4 1 7 2 6 4 10 34
14
Israel 14 0 7 0 7 6 14 48
34
Japan 19 5 8 10 8 15 23 88
31
Jordan 16 5 8 15 8 12 13 77
23
Kazakhstan 8 5 4 6 10 5 25 63
9
Kenya 2 5 4 5 2 6 16 40
29
Lao PDR 12 0 8 15 8 11 19 73
30
Lebanon 10 3 9 12 10 10 22 76
23
Malaysia 10 3 8 5 8 9 20 63
14
Maldives 5 0 8 2 10 10 13 48
13
Mexico 4 2 2 9 5 10 15 47
22
Mozambique 4 4 7 7 9 5 25 61
17
Myanmar 4 4 7 3 9 6 21 54
11
Nepal 2 2 6 3 8 5 17 43
8
Netherlands 3 1 5 7 7 7 9 39
5
New Zealand 6 1 3 0 5 5 13 33
15
Nigeria 11 4 7 8 5 5 9 49
16
Pakistan 8 5 2 5 8 9 13 50
7
Peru 4 1 4 4 4 0 19 36
19
Philippines 16 4 5 11 3 11 7 57
31
Romania 12 1 10 13 10 9 22 77
15
Solomon Islands 4 5 5 6 8 3 18 49
20
South Africa 8 5 7 5 7 5 21 58
18
South Korea 3 5 8 5 10 7 18 56
23
Spain 6 5 5 11 5 12 19 63
12
Sri Lanka 6 1 3 3 10 7 14 44
19
Sudan 3 5 7 4 8 5 25 57
29
Tanzania 14 5 9 5 8 7 25 73
11
Thailand 1 4 5 4 7 12 10 43
26
Turkey 16 0 9 5 10 5 22 67
3
Uganda 4 3 1 3 6 2 12 31
27
Ukraine 13 3 5 13 8 6 20 68
4
United Kingdom 3 1 3 2 4 8 11 32
25
United States of America 15 5 9 3 5 10 19 66
6
Uruguay 2 0 3 0 6 4 19 34
18
Vietnam 12 5 1 10 6 6 16 56
32
Zambia 13 5 10 10 9 6 25 78

INFOGRAPHICS

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RESOURCES

Read more about the Global Tobacco Index by downloading the full report and other resources. For the Latin America Tobacco Industry Interference Index in Spanish, visit www.noalainterferenciatabacalera.com. Click on the dropdown button for each item to view its description.

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The Global Tobacco Industry Interference Index Report 2020
Executive Summary (English)
Executive Summary (Russian)
Executive Summary (Chinese)
Executive Summary (Spanish)
Executive Summary (French)
Executive Summary (Arabic)
Global Tobacco Index Full Data Set
Tobacco Interference Index Regional Report (Spanish)

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Countering tobacco industry interference is a collaborative effort that needs the involvement of policymakers, civil society organizations, and concerned citizens in calling for the implementation of WHO FCTC Article 5.3.


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