Bahrain vs Nigeria: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Bahrain
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Bahrain, a difference of 0.0655 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Bahrain's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 131st and Nigeria ranks 128th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4025 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8875 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.09 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.401 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.693 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.697 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.514 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5083 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0057 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.587 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6455 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0586 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 0.5197 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6059 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0862 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Bahrain or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.615 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Bahrain as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 0.0655 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Nigeria?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Nigeria rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Bahrain ranks 131st and Nigeria ranks 128th 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.