Antigua and Barbuda vs Costa Rica: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 2.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Antigua and Barbuda, a difference of 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 65th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Antigua and Barbuda averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Antigua and Barbuda | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.595 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5463 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0487 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1970s | 0.727 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.686 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.041 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1980s | 1.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.684 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.773 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 1990s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.907 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.379 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Antigua and Barbuda |
| 2000s | 1.87 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5484 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.15 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.26 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1069 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2.19 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 2.33 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.142 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Antigua and Barbuda or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 2.46 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 2.42 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Antigua and Barbuda as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?
- 0.04 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2022.
- How do Antigua and Barbuda and Costa Rica rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 68th and Costa Rica ranks 65th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Beer consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.