Central African Republic vs Malaysia: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Central African Republic
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4793 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.0325 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Central African Republic's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Central African Republic ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 136th and Malaysia ranks 133rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9211 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3278 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.5933 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Central African Republic |
| 1970s | 1.08 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.371 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.713 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Central African Republic |
| 1980s | 1.16 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.523 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.633 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Central African Republic |
| 1990s | 0.496 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.728 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.232 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.3084 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.392 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0836 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.4269 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4457 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.4813 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.4787 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0026 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Central African Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Central African Republic or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.5118 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.4793 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Central African Republic as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Central African Republic and Malaysia?
- 0.0325 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Malaysia?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Central African Republic and Malaysia rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Central African Republic ranks 136th and Malaysia ranks 133rd 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.