Bahrain vs Sri Lanka: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Bahrain
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Bahrain has been ahead every year.
Bahrain ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 187 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.29 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0413 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.25 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 1980s | 1.49 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.037 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.45 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 1990s | 1.39 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.054 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 1.34 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 0.514 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.206 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.308 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 0.587 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3416 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.2454 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 0.5197 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4357 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.084 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 Sri Lanka?
- Bahrain, at 0.5495 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.5005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
- 0.049 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Sri Lanka?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
- How do Bahrain and Sri Lanka rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Bahrain ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 134th 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.