Bangladesh vs Iran: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Bangladesh
- Iran
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 0.0005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iran, a difference of 0.0005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Iran ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 178th and Iran ranks 179th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Iran in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0433 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iran |
| 1970s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.108 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.108 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Iran |
| 1980s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 1990s | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | — |
| 2000s | 0.0002 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0002 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0004 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0004 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.0004 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0004 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Bangladesh or Iran?
- Bangladesh, at 0.0005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Iran as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Bangladesh and Iran?
- 0.0005 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Bangladesh ranks 178th and Iran ranks 179th 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.