Benin vs Sao Tome and Principe: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Benin
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 0.8599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Benin, a difference of 0.0019 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4911 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.8722 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3811 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1970s | 0.682 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.374 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.308 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 1980s | 0.861 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.016 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.845 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 1990s | 0.509 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.755 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.246 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 0.6286 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.6556 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0269 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | 0.9238 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.7657 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1581 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Benin |
| 2020s | 0.9056 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.9722 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0666 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Benin or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 0.8599 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.858 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Benin as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.0019 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Benin ranks 119th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 117th 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.