Bahrain vs Malaysia: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Bahrain
- Malaysia
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0377 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 131st and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 187 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.355 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.935 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.523 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.967 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.662 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.514 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.392 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.587 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1413 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.5197 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4787 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.041 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Bahrain or Malaysia?
- Bahrain, at 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Malaysia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 0.0377 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malaysia?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Malaysia rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Bahrain ranks 131st and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – 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.